Selection in a combobox

[egidio.caldeira]

Hi,

I have some comboboxes in my DB, that has a big list of possible
choices.

I Want that the user could use the keyboard to "navigate" along the
list... for example: if i use the key A, in spite of writting the
letter AAA... it will choose the diferent options that begins by the
letter "A", how can i do this?

Thanx!

JECaldeira

[fredg]

On 15 Jun 2006 10:39:44 -0700, eg*************@gmail.com wrote:

Hi,

I have some comboboxes in my DB, that has a big list of possible
choices.

I Want that the user could use the keyboard to "navigate" along the
list... for example: if i use the key A, in spite of writting the
letter AAA... it will choose the diferent options that begins by the
letter "A", how can i do this?

Thanx!

JECaldeira

Set the combo box AutoExpand property to Yes.
Each additional letter entered will further narrow down the list.
--
Fred
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[egidio.caldeira]

fredg wrote:

On 15 Jun 2006 10:39:44 -0700, eg*************@gmail.com wrote:

Hi,

I have some comboboxes in my DB, that has a big list of possible
choices.

I Want that the user could use the keyboard to "navigate" along the
list... for example: if i use the key A, in spite of writting the
letter AAA... it will choose the diferent options that begins by the
letter "A", how can i do this?

Thanx!

JECaldeira

Set the combo box AutoExpand property to Yes.
Each additional letter entered will further narrow down the list.
--
Fred
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I do not reply to personal e-mail

It doesn't work :(

The AutoExpand property is already set to Yes (And i have tried with No
too)...

What happens is that if the user click 2 times the letter A it appear
"aa", and how i don't have any row with beginnig aa, it don't appear
anything.

What i want is, i have for example:

customer
client
capa
courting
cluster

if i click one time in "c" it goes to customer, but if i click the 2nd
time it will go to client... and so long... in spite of appear in the
combo cccc

[egidio.caldeira]

fredg wrote:

On 15 Jun 2006 10:39:44 -0700, eg*************@gmail.com wrote:

Hi,

I have some comboboxes in my DB, that has a big list of possible
choices.

I Want that the user could use the keyboard to "navigate" along the
list... for example: if i use the key A, in spite of writting the
letter AAA... it will choose the diferent options that begins by the
letter "A", how can i do this?

Thanx!

JECaldeira

Set the combo box AutoExpand property to Yes.
Each additional letter entered will further narrow down the list.
--
Fred
Please respond only to this newsgroup.
I do not reply to personal e-mail

It doesn't work :(

The AutoExpand property is already set to Yes (And i have tried with No
too)...

What happens is that if the user click 2 times the letter A it appear
"aa", and how i don't have any row with beginnig aa, it don't appear
anything.

What i want is, i have for example:

customer
client
capa
courting
cluster

if i click one time in "c" it goes to customer, but if i click the 2nd
time it will go to client... and so long... in spite of appear in the
combo cccc

[fredg]

On 15 Jun 2006 11:17:29 -0700, eg*************@gmail.com wrote:

fredg wrote:

On 15 Jun 2006 10:39:44 -0700, eg*************@gmail.com wrote:

Hi,

I have some comboboxes in my DB, that has a big list of possible
choices.

I Want that the user could use the keyboard to "navigate" along the
list... for example: if i use the key A, in spite of writting the
letter AAA... it will choose the diferent options that begins by the
letter "A", how can i do this?

Thanx!

JECaldeira

Set the combo box AutoExpand property to Yes.
Each additional letter entered will further narrow down the list.
--
Fred
Please respond only to this newsgroup.
I do not reply to personal e-mail

It doesn't work :(

The AutoExpand property is already set to Yes (And i have tried with No
too)...

What happens is that if the user click 2 times the letter A it appear
"aa", and how i don't have any row with beginnig aa, it don't appear
anything.

What i want is, i have for example:

customer
client
capa
courting
cluster

if i click one time in "c" it goes to customer, but if i click the 2nd
time it will go to client... and so long... in spite of appear in the
combo cccc

That's not the way a combo box works!
--
Fred
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I do not reply to personal e-mail

[egidio.caldeira]

fredg wrote:

On 15 Jun 2006 11:17:29 -0700, eg*************@gmail.com wrote:

fredg wrote:

On 15 Jun 2006 10:39:44 -0700, eg*************@gmail.com wrote:

Hi,

I have some comboboxes in my DB, that has a big list of possible
choices.

I Want that the user could use the keyboard to "navigate" along the
list... for example: if i use the key A, in spite of writting the
letter AAA... it will choose the diferent options that begins by the
letter "A", how can i do this?

Thanx!

JECaldeira

Set the combo box AutoExpand property to Yes.
Each additional letter entered will further narrow down the list.
--
Fred
Please respond only to this newsgroup.
I do not reply to personal e-mail

It doesn't work :(

The AutoExpand property is already set to Yes (And i have tried with No
too)...

What happens is that if the user click 2 times the letter A it appear
"aa", and how i don't have any row with beginnig aa, it don't appear
anything.

What i want is, i have for example:

customer
client
capa
courting
cluster

if i click one time in "c" it goes to customer, but if i click the 2nd
time it will go to client... and so long... in spite of appear in the
combo cccc

That's not the way a combo box works!
--
Fred
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I do not reply to personal e-mail

oh! :( ok... i thout it could be possible to do!

Thanx anyway! :)

JECaldeira

[Cilla]

eg*************@gmail.com wrote:

fredg wrote:

On 15 Jun 2006 11:17:29 -0700, eg*************@gmail.com wrote:

fredg wrote:
> On 15 Jun 2006 10:39:44 -0700, eg*************@gmail.com wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have some comboboxes in my DB, that has a big list of possible
>> choices.
>>
>> I Want that the user could use the keyboard to "navigate" along the
>> list... for example: if i use the key A, in spite of writting the
>> letter AAA... it will choose the diferent options that begins by the
>> letter "A", how can i do this?
>>
>> Thanx!
>>
>> JECaldeira
>
> Set the combo box AutoExpand property to Yes.
> Each additional letter entered will further narrow down the list.
> --
> Fred
> Please respond only to this newsgroup.
> I do not reply to personal e-mail

It doesn't work :(

The AutoExpand property is already set to Yes (And i have tried with No
too)...

What happens is that if the user click 2 times the letter A it appear
"aa", and how i don't have any row with beginnig aa, it don't appear
anything.

What i want is, i have for example:

customer
client
capa
courting
cluster

if i click one time in "c" it goes to customer, but if i click the 2nd
time it will go to client... and so long... in spite of appear in the
combo cccc

That's not the way a combo box works!
--
Fred
Please respond only to this newsgroup.
I do not reply to personal e-mail

oh! :( ok... i thout it could be possible to do!

Thanx anyway! :)

JECaldeira

Just a quick note, to continue to use the keyboard after getting to the
first letter of a group that have the same first letter, have the user
uses the arrow keys.

[w_a_n_n_a_l_l_ -]

A listbox control will do exactly what you want. Use it instead of a
combobox. In fact, you can right-click the combobox and convert it to a
listbox.