Subject Re: COMBOBOX WITH VALID CHECK
From Peter <facconysy@aol.com>
Date Mon, 02 Sep 2024 11:09:23 -0400
Newsgroups dbase.getting-started

Hi Akshat

It is already in Style 2, but some choices are wrong and some are right. this dynamic based on other input elsewhere.
regards

Pete

Akshat Kapoor Wrote:

> Good Evening Peter,
 >
> > How can you customize the combobox to have a VALID feature to ensure a correct choice has been selected
 >
> I am pasting help from style property of Combobox.
 > Setting the style to 2 should solve the issue to a predetermined list.
 >
> Regards
 > Akshat
 >
> style
 >
> Topic group Related topics
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> Specifies which parts of a combobox are usable and which parts are
> displayed automatically.
 >
> Property of
 >
> ComboBox
 >
> Description
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> Use style to determine how the user selects values in a combobox.
 >
> The user selects a value from a combobox by entering initial characters
> in an entryfield or by selecting the value directly from the prompt
> list. The style property determines whether the entryfield accepts
> input, and how the prompt list is displayed.
 >
> You can give Style one of three values:
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> Style value
 >   Description
 >
> 0 (Simple)
 >   The prompt list does not drop down, and there is no arrow button. The
> combobox height property determines how much of the prompt list is
> displayed (the default is no prompts, only the entryfield is displayed).
> If the combobox contains more prompts than can be displayed in the
> visible list portion, a scrollbar will appear. The user can select from
> the list or type in the entryfield.
 >
> 1 (DropDown)
 >   The user has to click the arrow to display the drop-down list. The
> user can either type in the entryfield, or select from the list.
 >
> 2 (DropDownList)
 >   The user has to click the arrow to display the drop-down list. The
> entryfield does not accept input; the user must choose from the list.
 >
>
> Set autoDrop to true to make the prompt list drop automatically when a
> style 1 or 2 combobox gets focus.
 >
> Pressing Alt+DownArrow when the combobox has focus also displays the
> drop-down list.
 >