Auto Search in Combo

[mahesh123]

Hi Folks,

I want Help regarding the Auto search in the Combo Box. When I am pressing the characters it will move to the appropraite words in the Combo Box.

For Example if the Combo Box filled with the Apple, Ant, Boy,Buy

If press the A then it should go the Apple,Ant,
If press the An then it should go the Ant.

Like this to be activate the Auto Search in the Combo.

Thanks & Regards
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Mahesh

[CyberSoftHari]

there is no such control like that in VB 6.0. (In combobox you can go to the first line of the character and go further as much fast you type). In other hand you can use a textbox and list view.

[anuragshrivastava64]

May be u can try this.
DOesn work fully

Private Declare Function SendMessage Lib "User32" _
Alias "SendMessageA" (ByVal hWnd As Long, ByVal wMsg As Long, _
ByVal wParam As Long, lParam As Long) As Long


Private Sub cmbType_GotFocus()
Dim lRet As Long
lRet = SendMessage(cmbType.hWnd, &H14F, 1, ByVal 0&)
End Sub

[daniel aristidou]

The combo boxes in vb 2008 (and i think vb 2005) enable you to do this
Under the properties. there is an autocomplete, function.
add the items you want to be autocompleted either by code or by editing it in the properties window.