How do I create my own custom input box?

[Seth Schrock]

I've got a list box that allows me to drop a file on it and it will copy the file to a share on the server (related thread: How to create a drag and drop field for files?). What I'm wanting is that when I drop a file on the list box, it will bring up an input box of sorts that allows me to select a document type from a combo box, and be able to use the selection as part of the file name. From my research online, I can't make the normal input box have a combo. However, I can't think of another way for the my procedure to stop and wait for the value from my custom form and then continue on using the value selected in my form.

[zmbd]

Have you used custom events?
I have a form where the afterupdate event opens another form and then stops.
The main form is set up to listen for a custom event from the spawned form. When Spawn raises the the event, the parent responds.
The other way is a modal form and some funky workarounds with hide this and that; however, it works.

[Seth Schrock]

The modal form worked. After reading your post I remembered reading something about modal forms in one of my books. I was able to find it again and it works perfectly. I'm not sure what you meant by having to hide things. I just open the form with the acDialog argument and it stops the code and allows me to choose the value on my form and then it continues once I close the form. Thanks Z.

[zmbd]

In my spawned form I will sometimes have values in unbound controls that the parent refers to; thus, to get the code to continue I hide the Spawn. The otherway is that Spawn sets a value in a control on Parent and then closes.