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I can't drop down a combo box why?

I have a drop down combo in property sheet page and I added
three items with this code (I can't tell whether it actually adds the items and when I run it onlt shows the first item.

This the code

BOOL Page1::OnInitDialog()
{
      CPropertyPage::OnInitDialog();

      m_Paper.AddString("A4");
      m_Paper.AddString("A4R");
      m_Paper.AddString("A3");
      m_Paper.AddString("Acetate");
      m_Paper.SetCurSel(0);

      return TRUE; // return TRUE unless you set the focus to a control
}

help!!

Thanks

captainkirk

You only see the first item until you click on the arrow button of the combo box. If on the other hand, this is not the problem, the only thing I have run into is that you need to right click on the arrow button when in the form designer and drag the outline down so that you can resize the displayed list... try that and let me know if that was the issue...

gbzhhu

ASKER

Hi captainkirk

I do click on the arrow button of the combo box, but it still does not show anything. It shows a little underline at the bottom of the combo as if about to drop down, but that is about it.

I tried your idea and I don't seem to be able to drag the outline. When I right click it I only get the context menu, so how can you help. Info: I have win 98 2nd version and Visual Studio 6 (without the Service Packs)

Please get back to me soon. I have a lot of points to give and a few easy questions which are hard for me as I am a beginner to VC++

Cheers

captainkirk

Sorry - I said right click on the combo box's arrow button when in the form designer when I meant left click...

gbzhhu

ASKER

By the way, I have just created a new app wizard dialog based application, put my combo code and it works fine.

The only difference is that my application is not dialog based. It is a property sheet based application. Do you any problems with property sheets. I wanted at first to have a dialog based app with a tab control (CTabCtrl) in the dialog, but I could not put controls like combo in the right tab, I mean I could not attach controls to the tab that they should appear. If this can be done I would very happy. Now I have the property sheet app which was my second option, I have this problem with the combo box. Is VC++ always like this or am I just a bad beginner

Cheers

captainkirk

Shouldn't be any difference between putting the ComboBox on a dialog or a PropertySheet... it's still going to be a child window...

did you try the left click on the combo box's arrow when designing your form??

gatkinso

Make sure the resource element is drawn large enough to show the list box portion of the combobox.

gbzhhu

ASKER

Captiankirk,

Thanks, your solution worked, mid you I had to uncheck the Vertical Scroll property, before it would let me see the outline.

Please put a dummy question so that i can give the points.

Thank you other guys for contributing your ideas

captainkirk

You will have to first reject any outstanding answers, then it will open up for another answer to be posted...

thanks...

gbzhhu

ASKER

Your answer was correct, but you failed to tell me how to make the combo large and as I am a beginner captainkirk told me and he will have the points.

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gbzhhu

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cheers captainkirk