Listbox with key and text

[Gilbert Tordeur]

I would like to load a data table (2 fields : 1 numeric key and 1 text) into
a listbox, so that the listbox displays only the text but I could retrieve
the key associated to the element the user will select. How can I do ? Thank
you.

[Cor Ligthert]

Gilbert,

myListbox.datasource = mydatatable
myListbox.displaymember = "mytext"
myListbox.valudmember = "mykey"

And don't forget to protect the selectedIndexChange event with a switch
"switchListboxLoaded" with you set in the end of the load event to true,
because when the listbox is loaded from the table it fires and you will be
astonished why you got that error.

I hope this helps?

Cor

[One Handed Man \( OHM - Terry Burns \)]

Easy

DataSource = YourTableName
DisplayMember = YourTableName.DisplayField
Valuemember = YourTableName.ValueField

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I would like to load a data table (2 fields : 1 numeric key and 1 text) into a listbox, so that the listbox displays only the text but I could retrieve
the key associated to the element the user will select. How can I do ? Thank you.

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

* "Cor Ligthert" <no**********@planet.nl> scripsit:

myListbox.datasource = mydatatable
myListbox.displaymember = "mytext"
myListbox.valudmember = "mykey"

I would set the data source after setting display member and value
member.

Just my 2 Euro cents...

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[Cor Ligthert]

Herfried,

I did that that past, however stopped with that, did (as far as I remember
me) give one useless firing less however it fires. I find this setting the
datasource first nicer for the readability.

However just my 2 eurocents.

Cor

I would set the data source after setting display member and value
member.