Using a different approach that I have had much success with is by using a container with an entry textbox and another hidden textbox to do the work.

In the first textbox in the InteractiveChange() event, I would apply the new value (however the normal process would handle it) and set the hidden textbox value equal to it...

This.Parent.HiddenTextBox.Value = allt( This.Value )

Then, in the ProgrammaticChange() event of the hidden textbox, I would do whatever searching and setting was desired. This way, you don't have to worry about what keys were pressed and building a string. The THIS.VALUE being passed should always be correct for processing.



>I'm trying to make a incremental search text box.. where I want to update a list box with the values which matches what user is typing..
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>currently I've written following code in keypress of textbox..
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>IF between(nKeyCode,32,126)
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> lcValue = lcValue + chr(nKeyCode)
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>ENDIF
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>IF nKeyCode = 127
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> lcValue = leftc(lcValue,len(lcValue)-1)
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>ENDIF
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>the problem is, if a user presses home key and delete then the lcvalue is not properly updated...
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>Actually I want the correct value as soon as the user presses any key in keypress event..
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>Pls help..