What I don't understand is why the click drills through the dropdown list to the control below (I'm not that heavy handed with clicking)

>Have you ever encountered a similar problem?
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>I really want a generic solution that I can put into the combo's baseclass.. I can't guarantee that the when method will not be overridden, I would also need to ensure the valid resets the flag _after_ it has finished (all our dodefaults are at the start of any custom code)
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>This would also mean that If I dropdown a combo.. then try and click onto another combo without selecting from the dropdown list, the second combo may not receive focus.
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>Maybe the transparent shape will work.. I will have to play
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>Thanks
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>Will
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>>Hi!
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>>Well, make a logical flag on the form and set it to .T. in the DropDown event of the combobox. Than check that flag in other comboboxes and return .F. in When event if that flag is .T. (do not forget to set flag to .F. before return ;)
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>>Or just put the transparent shapes over the comboboxes for duration of the drop down list opened that disappear when clicked (click forwarded from the combobox click), however I don;t know if this will work...
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>>HTH.
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>>>Hi,
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>>>We have lots of forms with two or more combo boxes above each other.
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>>>The problem I am having is that every so often when I click on a selection from the first combo, it selects (no problem), but then the combo directly under the mouse also drops down.
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>>>I suppose what I want to do is disable the mouseclick for a split second after making a selection in a combo box?
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>>>Does anyone have any suggestions?
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>>>TIA
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>>>Will