Contents of Combo-box window auto-cleared

[AA Arens]

A small issue.
I use a combo box and when I want to have the value, I just type and
the autofill finds the value.
How to have the old value cleared when I want to type another value
lateron? The old value is still in the window of the combo-box.

Bart
Acc 2003

[Arno R]

The old value is still in the window of the combo-box.

Huh ... ??????????????

I would try to throw the old value out of the window ;-)
OR, maybe you could just start typing a new value ??
I presume that when you tab (or enter) to the field the field is selected isn't it.
Else: Look at extra-options-keyboard

Arno R

[pietlinden]

AA Arens wrote:

A small issue.
I use a combo box and when I want to have the value, I just type and
the autofill finds the value.
How to have the old value cleared when I want to type another value
lateron? The old value is still in the window of the combo-box.

Bart
Acc 2003

clear the combobox in the GotFocus event? Of course, if this is a
bound field, this could create pretty serious issues...

[AA Arens]

What is the clear command, I could not find it clearly in the helpdesk
text.

Bart
pi********@hotmail.com wrote:

AA Arens wrote:

A small issue.
I use a combo box and when I want to have the value, I just type and
the autofill finds the value.
How to have the old value cleared when I want to type another value
lateron? The old value is still in the window of the combo-box.

Bart
Acc 2003

clear the combobox in the GotFocus event? Of course, if this is a
bound field, this could create pretty serious issues...

[Larry Linson]

"AA Arens" wrote

What is the clear command, I could not find
it clearly in the helpdesk text.

It's right next to the "Any" key. :-)

If the window is fogged, I "clear" it by wiping; if the Combo Box has a
value in it, I can "clear" it by setting it to Null or to a Null String ""
(if those values are allowed, which they very well may not be, depending on
your settings and the contents of the Row Source). Also depending on your
Option settings, the entire existing value may be highlighted when your
cursor is placed in the Combo Box, so that whatever you type will replace
what is there.

Larry Linson
Microsoft Access MVP