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Using Combo Box Control
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From
30/07/2003 04:05:15
Cetin Basoz
Engineerica Inc.
Izmir, Turkey
 
 
To
29/07/2003 21:53:27
Ken Miller
Pacific Coast Applications
Delta, British Columbia, Canada
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Forms & Form designer
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
00814788
Message ID:
00814822
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>All software today uses a combo box in one form or another.
>I have tried to get this control to work in my applications
>without success.
>
>Case in point;
> *** Incremental Search on the License Filed in Vehical Table.
> *** Incremental Search on the Name Field in Customer Account Table.
>
>As I type characters the pointer should move through the table.
>When the control is expanded, the record pointer should be on the
>record that comes closest to letters I have typed.
>
>THIS HAS NEVER WORKED FOR ME.
>
>My work around has been to use a text field and grid control
>combination.
>
>To get this to function; I type in a string of letters then seek
>the string. If no match is found it goes to bottm of file. (Not Found()).
>
>At the very least you would think the record pointer would stop at the closest match.
>
>Would any users out there have code snippets and control settings to get
>this to function normally. Over ten years of working with foxprow
>and I still cannot make it work the way I have seen other software work.
>
>Thanks in advance for the help.
>
>I prefer to talk to someone if possible. (Call collect if necessary)
>
>Ken Miller

Ken,
I don't know pure combo solution doing that. Check quickfill class in downloads.
Also take a look at the foxyclasses-locatorgrid class. IMHO grid is more suitable to what you want (using textbox and grid in conjunction you're on the right track I think).
Cetin
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