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disable f4 key for combo box

When your selected on a combo box, and hit F4, it shows
the drop down list.

So how do i stop the F4 key from bringing up the drop down
list on a combo box?
Nov 20 '05 #1
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Hello,

"Dante" <da******@hotmail.com> schrieb:
When your selected on a combo box, and hit F4, it shows
the drop down list.

So how do i stop the F4 key from bringing up the drop down
list on a combo box?


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Private Declare Auto Function SendMessage Lib "user32.dll" ( _
ByVal hwnd As IntPtr, _
ByVal wMsg As Int32, _
ByVal wParam As Boolean, _
Optional ByVal lParam As Int32 = 0 _
) As Int32

Private Const CB_SETEXTENDEDUI As Int32 = &H155
..
..
..

' Disable F4.
SendMessage(Me.ComboBox1.Handle, CB_SETEXTENDEDUI, True)
///

For enabling F4, pass 'False' in the last parameter.

--
Herfried K. Wagner
MVP · VB Classic, VB.NET
http://www.mvps.org/dotnet
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