VB Controls, inserting tabs into comboboxes

inserting tabs into comboboxes

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Cliff L #1 / 6	inserting tabs into comboboxes I have some data I want to put into a combobox, but I want it formatted so it looks presentable. When I insert the tab character into the combo, the character "\|" appears in its place. Is there a way to get the tab character inserted or a way to align my data properly on a combobox. Any assistance would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance Cliff p.s. if replying to me personally, please remove qqq from my email address.
Sat, 04 May 2002 03:00:00 GMT

Les Johnso #2 / 6	inserting tabs into comboboxes Cliff, Try looking up the knowledge base article Q141026. (hope that's right:) It talks about using Tabs in List boxes. Might be adaptable to Combo boxes ...? Les J. -- Remove 'n_o_s_p_a_m' to respond. Quote: > I have some data I want to put into a combobox, but I want it formatted so > it looks presentable. When I insert the tab character into the combo, the > character "\|" appears in its place. Is there a way to get the tab character > inserted or a way to align my data properly on a combobox. > Any assistance would be much appreciated. > Thanks in advance > Cliff > p.s. if replying to me personally, please remove qqq from my email address.
Sat, 04 May 2002 03:00:00 GMT

Randy Birc #3 / 6	inserting tabs into comboboxes nope. The list portion of the combo box does not have the LBS_USETABSTOPS style, and so far as I can tell (and believe me I've tried), the style can not be applied to the control. -- Randy Birch, MVP Visual Basic http://www.mvps.org/vbnet/ http://www.mvps.org/ccrp/ Please correspond only using the newsgroups so all can benefit. \| Cliff, \| \| Try looking up the knowledge base article Q141026. (hope that's right:) \| It talks about using Tabs in List boxes. \| Might be adaptable to Combo boxes ...? \| \| Les J. \| \| \| -- \| Remove 'n_o_s_p_a_m' to respond. \| > I have some data I want to put into a combobox, but I want it \| formatted so \| > it looks presentable. When I insert the tab character into the combo, \| the \| > character "\|" appears in its place. Is there a way to get the tab \| character \| > inserted or a way to align my data properly on a combobox. \| > \| > Any assistance would be much appreciated. \| > Thanks in advance \| > Cliff \| > \| > p.s. if replying to me personally, please remove qqq from my email \| address. \| > \| > \| \|
Sat, 04 May 2002 03:00:00 GMT

Les Johnso #4 / 6	inserting tabs into comboboxes Thanks Randy, it's been 3 or 4 months since I last used it ... too bad the combo box doesn't have that functionality. Cliff, Maybe you could think about your project ... could you use a textbox/listbox combination to simulate a combo? I make the suggestion because it appears you won't be getting the combobox to use tab-stops anytime soon, but the listbox can use tabstops. Les J. -- Remove 'n_o_s_p_a_m' to respond. Quote: > nope. The list portion of the combo box does not have the LBS_USETABSTOPS > style, and so far as I can tell (and believe me I've tried), the style can > not be applied to the control. > -- > Randy Birch, MVP Visual Basic > http://www.mvps.org/vbnet/ > http://www.mvps.org/ccrp/ > Please correspond only using the newsgroups so all can benefit. message > \| Cliff, > \| > \| Try looking up the knowledge base article Q141026. (hope that's right:) > \| It talks about using Tabs in List boxes. > \| Might be adaptable to Combo boxes ...? > \| > \| Les J. > \| > \| > \| -- > \| Remove 'n_o_s_p_a_m' to respond. > \| > I have some data I want to put into a combobox, but I want it > \| formatted so > \| > it looks presentable. When I insert the tab character into the combo, > \| the > \| > character "\|" appears in its place. Is there a way to get the tab > \| character > \| > inserted or a way to align my data properly on a combobox. > \| > > \| > Any assistance would be much appreciated. > \| > Thanks in advance > \| > Cliff > \| > > \| > p.s. if replying to me personally, please remove qqq from my email > \| address. > \| > > \| > > \| > \|
Sat, 04 May 2002 03:00:00 GMT

Denis Gorshko #5 / 6	inserting tabs into comboboxes If you use proportional font like courier than your task will become much easier. If however your spec's do not allow you to do so, use a grid instead of combo box. There is more work to make it function nicely, but it is a one time investment. Denis Gorshkov Mobi-Sys Software Group Inc. Have more than 1 VBP to compile? - Try Visual Make www.mobi-sys.com Quote: > I have some data I want to put into a combobox, but I want it formatted so > it looks presentable. When I insert the tab character into the combo, the > character "\|" appears in its place. Is there a way to get the tab character > inserted or a way to align my data properly on a combobox. > Any assistance would be much appreciated. > Thanks in advance > Cliff > p.s. if replying to me personally, please remove qqq from my email address.
Sat, 04 May 2002 03:00:00 GMT

VL #6 / 6	inserting tabs into comboboxes Yuo can also use the combobox that comes with MS Forms 2.0 controls. it is a multicolumn combobox and all you do is set the column property to 2 , this will give you a combo logicaly divided into two columns and will give you the tabed effect. However you have to use chr$(9) instead of Tab command. Quote: >I have some data I want to put into a combobox, but I want it formatted so >it looks presentable. When I insert the tab character into the combo, the >character "\|" appears in its place. Is there a way to get the tab character >inserted or a way to align my data properly on a combobox. >Any assistance would be much appreciated. >Thanks in advance >Cliff >p.s. if replying to me personally, please remove qqq from my email address.
Sun, 05 May 2002 03:00:00 GMT

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