Hey, I *do* have that book as well - I knew there was a reason for getting these and keeping them all these years....I will take a look. Thanks!
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I don't seem to have occasion to use a lot of combo boxes and they always seem to take more work to get going - I need some understanding on them...>
>In addition to Tamr's excellent advice, if you have a copy of
1001 Things You Wanted to Know About Visual FoxPro, take a look at Chapter 5.
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>Even if you don't have the book, you can download the sample chapters for free (Chapter 5 is one of them):
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Chapter 5: Combos and Lists >
>Combo and list box basics
>List and ListItem collections
>When do the events fire?
>How do I bind my combo and list boxes?
>How do I refer to the items in my combo and list boxes?
>What is the difference between DisplayValue and Value?
>What's the difference between RowSourceTypes "alias" and "fields"?
>How do I make my combo and list boxes point to a particular item?
>Quickfill combos
>How do I add new items to my combo and list boxes?
>How do I filter the items displayed in a second combo or list box based on the selection made in the first?
>A word about lookup tables
>Generic lookup combos and lists
>So what if I want to bind my combo to a value that isn't in the list?
>How do I disable individual items in a combo or list?
>How do I create a list box with check boxes like the one displayed by Visual FoxPro when I select "View Toolbars" from the menu?
>A mover list class
>What if I need to display hundreds of items in my combo box?