>>>>I have a drop down list that is a RowSourceType=1
>>>>I want to have the first item on the list show instead of a blank that forces the
>>>>user to open the pull down list
>>>>
>>>>the list is this
>>>>> or = 2010,2009,2008,2007,2006,2005,2004,2003, < 2003
>>>>
>>>>and I want to have
>>>>> or = 2010
>>>>
>>>>Can this be done in a Foxpro 9 Form? Is so how?
>>>
>>>One way is to add this code to the .Init( ) of the dropdown list:
>>>
>>>=DODEFAULT( )
>>>
>>>This.Value = "> or = 2010"
>>>
>>
>>Huh, are you serious? :)
>>
>>I'd suspect:
>>this.value = 2010
>>or
>>this.value = "2010"
>
>You're being fooled by the ">"s in the autoquotes. Read the original message carefully.
Ah, yes, now I see it. Andy Roth wrote a not so userfriendly interface. I'd have written something like:
2010 or later
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002 or earlier
Groet,
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