>I am just trying to get the native combobox to work in a more typical setting, say a dropdown list of part numbers and descriptions for several hundred items at most. Probably a pretty common scenario for invoices.
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>So while the native combobox might hit some limitations with hundreds of thousands of rows, I am just trying "to walk before I run", and not taxing it at all.
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>But its quirky behaviors make it pretty much useless, as I would be embarrassed to deliver an application with a dropdown that "works" like this one.
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>I do appreciate the recommendation to try downloading an alternate combo class that someone has been kind enough to develop and share! It just frustrates me that after all the versions of VFP (3 thru 9), that such an important native class does not work as the masses would expect... And that I just happen to pick it on the very forst form I try to design as a newbie :(

In VFP 9 SP1 I created a combo with these values

"Aaaaaa"
"Abaaaa"
"Acaaaa"
"Adaaaa"

It does not close the value. So all you gotta do is upgrade! :)

However, when the list opens, hitting Ac changes the displayvalue, but doesn't move the highlight down the list. The highlight stays where the mouse is. I'm not sure that's intended.


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>I wonder, has there ever been an enhancement request/bug report made to Microsoft to fix this issue? Does Microsoft VFP's developers ever communicate with this forum?
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>>Frankly the combo box is not the greatest control. It's often abused. How do I put 400,000 customers in a combobox is a far too frequently asked question.
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>>I use Visual MaxFrame and it includes a textbox that replaces the combobox.
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>>There are combobox classes that can be found in the download section of the UT. Maybe one of them will work for you?