I am using ms forms 2.0 controls in a vb app.  I am using
the combobox control and need some help.  I am using the
control for its multi-column capabilities.  Problem is
that when I give the combobox a text value of the column I
don't want displayed it won't display the visible columns
value.  What I mean is The initial value will not match
with another item in the list.  How can I gain the
functionality?

Standard FM20.DLL reply follows..
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MSForms components weren't designed to work with VB. There are several
licensing issues as well as the fact that they just don't work well.. You
can't legally distribute that library in any way shape or form. The end user
*must* have this library correctly installed. It is installed as part of
Microsoft Office and a few other Microsoft packages.
There is at least one free way to download the library but that must be done
by the end user.
Q224305 - INFO Usage and Redistribution of FM20.DLL
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q224/3/05.ASP

if you use and distribute it anyway, below is what the end user will see...
Q241245 - PRB: "Error 7 - Out of Memory" Error Message From Visual Basic
Application Using FM20.DLL
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q241/2/45.ASP
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For a free multicolumn combobox:

"This combobox features:
- multiple columns
- after update event
- fill with: DAO, ADO, ODBC with DSN, populate in unbound mode or add a
list
of items
- connect to Access or SQL Server
- 3D style or flat
- Event : Change event.
- Make it possible to have more then 8 rows.
- Event : NotInList

http://www.home.zonnet.nl/PatrickO/    Visuals Basic 5/6, Controls

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Ken Halter
MS-MVP-VB
Please keep it in the groups..