Hello Ed.

I am using a combo (style 2 - dropdown combo) in a grid for a column which is bound to an integer foreign-key. When the combo gets the focus, any displaytext longer than 11 characters is "truncated". Here are the essentials:

< lol >!!! That's all I needed. This one is a known problem. You need to set the InputMask on the column to make it wide enough to accommodate the entire width of the DisplayValue.

Check this out in the Knowledge Base:

PRB: DisplayValue of ComboBox is Truncated in a Grid

Q156771


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The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 5.0, 6.0

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SYMPTOMS
When a ComboBox is placed in a grid, the DisplayValue of the ComboBox appears truncated.



CAUSE
The DisplayValue is longer than the field to which the column is bound.