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VB6: Suppressing default context menu in textbox

Hi, i am having a few problems with the Textbox control.

I want to disable the default context menu in the control WITHOUT displaying one of my own in.

I have tried looking on google and many examples, ones that do not include a menu do not seem to work.

I have the following alternatives:

1) Change every TextBox to RichTextBox control, which means changing roughly 200 controls.
2) Display this menu somewhere off screen (don't know whether this is possible as a pop up menu requires interaction before becoming invisible)
3) Using Subclassing, which does not seem to work.

Are there any other alternatives that i haven't tried, or any code that you have that will solve this problem

Thanks in advance

Neutrinohunter

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Rubyn

This will be better

Private Sub Text1_MouseDown(Button As Integer, Shift As Integer, X As Single, Y As Single)
If Button = vbRightButton Then
Text1.Enabled = False
Text1.Enabled = True
Call PopupMenu(mnu)
End If
End Sub

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neutrinohunter

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mgh: Get a problem with AddressOf Operator
Rubyn: Brings up both menus
Rdwillet: brings up original textbox in the first.

I have found what i wanted from another topic i thought id closed, so split points.

Thanks

Neutrinohunter