Mr Man wrote:
Is it possible to set the combo-box drop down list default to zero or
blank. Sometimes when you first view it, or not selected any data the
box has a selection in it, so you're not sure whether you have
selected an item or whether it's an old record. As my form has
several combo boxes it would look a lot better if all the combo boxes
were empty when you first open the form. Thank you in advance, all
help will be gratefully accepted
Unless you have a default value for the combo box, they should be null
when the form opens.
Now, if your combo boxes are bound, ie, there is a control source
(properties, data tab) for the box and if the field in the table
corresponding to that control source has a value then the combo box will
have a selection. OTOH, if you navigate through records, the selection
on the combo box will change to reflect the value just as if it were a
text box.
To set a combo box to no selection in code use me.cboComboBoxName = Null
To set a combo box to no selection (if your combo boxes are bound - see
above - are you sure you want to do this?) each time you bring up a new
record, use the On current event and do one of the following:
Private Sub Form_Current()
me.cboComboBoxName1 = Null
me.cboComboBoxName2 = Null
End Sub
If you have a large number of combo boxes and expect to add more:
Private Sub Form_Current()
Dim c As Access.Control
For Each c In Me.Controls
If c.ControlType = acComboBox Then c = Null
Next
End Sub
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