How to Expand a Combo Box Programmatically (136310)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 3.0
This article was previously published under Q136310

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.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:8/24/1999
Keywords:kbcode KB136310
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