Autoexpand a combo box

[jamesd0142]

comboboxname = cboln03

Is it possible to click a button and the combo box expand as if a user clicked the arrow?

so click a button - cboln03 opens to reveal list of items.

Thanks

[Killer42]

You could try this (little sample I just wrote and tested - it appears to work)

Combo1.SetFocus
SendKeys "{F4}"

[lotus18]

You could try this (little sample I just wrote and tested - it appears to work)

Combo1.SetFocus
SendKeys "{F4}"

Hi Killer42

Can you explain to us what's the function of using F4? I really have no idea. LOL

[Killer42]

When the focus is on a combobox, you can press the F4 key (also Alt-Down, I think) to expand the list.

[jamesd0142]

You could try this (little sample I just wrote and tested - it appears to work)

Combo1.SetFocus
SendKeys "{F4}"

Thanks thats what i needed!

could you use this sendkeys thingy to capture key press?

say something like:

if sendkeys.send("{alt+a}") = true then
'do something
end if
 

[Killer42]

I'm not familiar with the capabilities of VB.Net (I use the ten-year-old VB6) but as far as I know SendKeys is only for sending, not receiving.

[Freaky Chris]

SendKeys does not allow for the processing of keys inputted, however it is possible to detect keyboard actions using keydown/keypress events on different objects. The example below demonstrates how.

Private Sub textBox1_KeyDown(sender As Object, e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs)  Handles textBox1.KeyDown
 
If e.KeyCode == 65 Then
  ' Whatever you wish to do, note you can convert the key code to its ASCII char
End If
 
End Sub

I hope this helps you with getting key input. Each character has its own decimal value and I'm not sure but I believe you can use Chr() to convert its decimal value into the ASCII character.

Chris