BUG: Using Selected Method in Init Event Does Not Work

• Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0a

SYMPTOMS

In Visual FoxPro versions 5.x, programmatically using the Selected method to select an item in a list box does not work in the Init method of a list box or a form.

RESOLUTION

Use the following method to programmatically select an item in the Init method of a list box or a form:

   Thisform.List1.DisplayValue = Thisform.List1.List(1) && This will select
                                                        && the first item.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this bug and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

This problem does not occur in Visual FoxPro versions 3.x.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Create a form and named it MyList.

2. Place a list box object on the form and set the following properties:

         RowSourceType  = 1 - Value
         RowSource = "One, Two, Three, Four, Five" (without the quotations)
   

3. In the Init method of the form, type the following code:

         Thisform.List1.Selected(1)=.T. && Select the first item.
   

4. Save and run the form.

   NOTE: When the form runs, no item is selected in the list box.