[AccessD] Access Combo Box - Stop Text Entry

Uhhh... This is just a property of the combo box.


Open the form in design view
Click on the combo
Open the properties box
Click the data tab
Set LimitToList to true

Now the user can TYPE in the box but only items in the box can be selected -
which appears to be the intent here.  IOW, the user cannot add new items to
the box or the underlying table.

John W. Colby
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-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Borge Hansen
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 8:12 AM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Access Combo Box - Stop Text Entry


Paul,
I would create two controls:

txtControl : enabled and locked

cboBox : hide the text 'pane' of the combo box so only the grey box  is
visible and place the combo box next to the txtControl . On the afterupdate
event of the combo box throw the selected item into the txtControl .....be
mindful of the tab stop setting, you probably want to set one of the tab
stops to 'No' ....

Regards
Borge

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <paul.hartland at fsmail.net>
To: "accessd" <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 10:16 PM
Subject: [AccessD] Access Combo Box - Stop Text Entry


> To all,
>
> I have a combo box on a form with a list of five entries, I want to be
able to make the user select from the list, but not be able to type in the
box is there anyway of doing this
>
> Thanks in advance for any help on this.
>
> Paul Hartland
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