How to Expand a Combo Box Programmatically

ID: Q136310

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0

SUMMARY

This article demonstrates how to expand a combo box programmatically. This may be useful when a user presses the TAB key to move into the combo box or when a command button Click event procedure gives the focus to the combo box. It is assumed that you have a combo box on a form and are looking for ways to activate it programmatically.


MORE INFORMATION

Following are two methods for expanding a combo box programmatically:

Method One: Using Pixel Coordinates

Place the following code in the GotFocus method of the combo box: 

   tCol=THISFORM.Combo1.Left + THISFORM.Combo1.Width - 4
   tRow=THISFORM.Combo1.Top + 2
   MOUSE CLICK AT tRow, tCol PIXELS WINDOW (THISFORM.Name)
The combo box expands every time it receives the focus.

Method Two: Using Keyboard Buffer

Place the following code in the GotFocus method of the combo box: 

   KEYBOARD '{ALT+DnArrow}'
The combo box expands every time it receives the focus.

Additional query words: VFoxWin drop down dropdown list

Keywords : kbcode FxprgGeneral
Version : 3.00
Platform : WINDOWS
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Last Reviewed: August 23, 1999
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