clearing a listbox

[amber]

Hello
I'm keeping this list busy! :
Okay, now I'm trying to clear a listbox
The way I have it set up, the user can either enter a value into a textbox, then hit a button, and 1 specific record is shown in the listbox. Or, the user can just hit the button (leaving the textbox blank) and all possible records are retrieved and are displayed in the listbox. These methods work great
But, when I want to switch between the two...for example, if I retrieve all records, then enter a value to specify one, I need the listbox to clear, then just show the single selected item.
And, if a user enters a value - the listbox only shows this value, but if they enters another value, the original value stays there, it won't replace itself with the new value
The code that I am using is

listbox.datasource = Nothin
listbox.items.clear(

This isn't working for me...

Thanks in advance
Ambe

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

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I'm keeping this list busy! :)

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[Scott M.]

Calling clear() works for me, but you might try calling refresh after clear:

ListBox1.Items.Clear()

ListBox1.Refresh

"amber" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Hello.
I'm keeping this list busy! :)
Okay, now I'm trying to clear a listbox.
The way I have it set up, the user can either enter a value into a textbox, then hit a button, and 1 specific record is shown in the listbox.
Or, the user can just hit the button (leaving the textbox blank) and all
possible records are retrieved and are displayed in the listbox. These
methods work great. But, when I want to switch between the two...for example, if I retrieve all records, then enter a value to specify one, I need the listbox to clear,
then just show the single selected item. And, if a user enters a value - the listbox only shows this value, but if they enters another value, the original value stays there, it won't replace
itself with the new value. The code that I am using is:

listbox.datasource = Nothing
listbox.items.clear()

This isn't working for me....

Thanks in advance!
Amber