VB Controls, Combo Box

Combo Box

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mark blackal #1 / 5	Combo Box I have written a program that uses a number of standard combo boxes. Each one has a drop down list that has been populated with data. I want the user to be able to type in an entry rather than select it from the list , which they can do but the control doesn't recognise the entry (ie it doesn't alter the list index to match that of the matching entry in the list). Is there any way around this or do I have to write code that looks through the list and matched it manually? I thought the control did this automatically but I must be thinking of another control. Any Help Gratefully Received Regards Mark
Tue, 16 Nov 2004 16:32:53 GMT

Olly Keelin #2 / 5	Combo Box You seem to want the combo to auto search / complete for you, which it doesn't do by default, you can write the code for this in the text change event. Quote: > I have written a program that uses a number of standard combo boxes. Each > one has a drop down list that has been populated with data. I want the user > to be able to type in an entry rather than select it from the list , which > they can do but the control doesn't recognise the entry (ie it doesn't alter > the list index to match that of the matching entry in the list). Is there > any way around this or do I have to write code that looks through the list > and matched it manually? > I thought the control did this automatically but I must be thinking of > another control. > Any Help Gratefully Received > Regards > Mark
Tue, 16 Nov 2004 16:40:06 GMT

CAK #3 / 5	Combo Box Try setting the style of the combo box to 2-Dropdown List and the Sorted property to true. The combo box won't have an edit control but the typing and autoselecting works fine. CAK Quote: > I have written a program that uses a number of standard combo boxes. Each > one has a drop down list that has been populated with data. I want the user > to be able to type in an entry rather than select it from the list , which > they can do but the control doesn't recognise the entry (ie it doesn't alter > the list index to match that of the matching entry in the list). Is there > any way around this or do I have to write code that looks through the list > and matched it manually? > I thought the control did this automatically but I must be thinking of > another control. > Any Help Gratefully Received > Regards > Mark
Tue, 16 Nov 2004 17:20:25 GMT

Jeff Johnso #4 / 5	Combo Box Quote: > I thought the control did this automatically but I must be thinking of > another control. You are thinking of the combo box provided by MS Access. In VB, you have to search the list yourself to determine if what the user typed is in there.
Wed, 17 Nov 2004 00:09:46 GMT

VOrte #5 / 5	Combo Box Set it's properties to the following! DropDownList Sorted = True Then it will match entry as you type! Regards VOrtex Quote: > I have written a program that uses a number of standard combo boxes. Each > one has a drop down list that has been populated with data. I want the user > to be able to type in an entry rather than select it from the list , which > they can do but the control doesn't recognise the entry (ie it doesn't alter > the list index to match that of the matching entry in the list). Is there > any way around this or do I have to write code that looks through the list > and matched it manually? > I thought the control did this automatically but I must be thinking of > another control. > Any Help Gratefully Received > Regards > Mark
Thu, 18 Nov 2004 06:44:05 GMT

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