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Using KeyPress event without invoking Click event at ComboBox control
This is on VB4.0 (32-bit) enterprise version
I was wondering if there is a way that I can get the keypress event from the combobox control (with the setting of 2 ie dropdown list). say for example, inside my combobox has a few items :-
Add
Last
New
Next
Pass
Previous
Stop
when I click on the combobox, it would dropdown and show me this items, so instead of just using click event where after I click on an item using the mouse, eg "First", it would do some process in the click event, I wish to use the keypress event as well, however the process of doing something only starts when I have decided that this is the item I wish to select.
Eg. click on combobox, dropdown list with the items.
Keypress "n", it should highlight "New" item first, since this is not the one that I want to select (no process should
start), I will keypress "n" again, and this time it will highlight on "Next" item, and since this is the one that
I wish to select, the process job starts now.
of course, I wish to have the click event there as well, incase I decide to use the mouse to choose the item.
any help will grateful.
I was wondering if there is a way that I can get the keypress event from the combobox control (with the setting of 2 ie dropdown list). say for example, inside my combobox has a few items :-
Add
Last
New
Next
Pass
Previous
Stop
when I click on the combobox, it would dropdown and show me this items, so instead of just using click event where after I click on an item using the mouse, eg "First", it would do some process in the click event, I wish to use the keypress event as well, however the process of doing something only starts when I have decided that this is the item I wish to select.
Eg. click on combobox, dropdown list with the items.
Keypress "n", it should highlight "New" item first, since this is not the one that I want to select (no process should
start), I will keypress "n" again, and this time it will highlight on "Next" item, and since this is the one that
I wish to select, the process job starts now.
of course, I wish to have the click event there as well, incase I decide to use the mouse to choose the item.
any help will grateful.
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This is even worst.. I change the normal combobox (from windows common controls active x - comctl32.ocx) to microsoft forms 2.0 object library.
when I click on the combobox (of fm20.dll) it causes invalid page fault with fm20.dll
isn't there a way that I can manipulate the comctl32.ocx's combobox without changing it to fm20.dll's combobox.
I am not sure, if it is because fm20.dll may not very stable in vb4.0 (32-bit)?
when I click on the combobox (of fm20.dll) it causes invalid page fault with fm20.dll
isn't there a way that I can manipulate the comctl32.ocx's combobox without changing it to fm20.dll's combobox.
I am not sure, if it is because fm20.dll may not very stable in vb4.0 (32-bit)?
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Why don't you use "Microsoft Forms 2.0 Object Libaray" (FM20.DLL)?
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