[AccessD] Help with combo box

Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software bchacc at san.rr.com
Tue Feb 28 22:19:00 CST 2006


David:

AFAIK, no, the down arrow is not a separately programmable part of the 
control. But AFAIK may not go all that far.

Rocky


David & Joanne Gould wrote:
> Rocky
>
> The Double-click event is set to open another form to change the Rental 
> Type for this movie title. What I was wondering was if there was a way to 
> access the drop-down arrow on the combo box as a separate thing. This might 
> separate the main part of the control where all the other code is 
> connected. Can it be done?
>
> TIA
>
> David
>
> At 01:18 PM 1/03/2006, you wrote:
>   
>> Sorry about the late response.  I was out all day.  Can you use the
>> click event?  What additional function are you trying to implement?
>>
>> Rocky
>>
>>
>> David & Joanne Gould wrote:
>>     
>>> Thanks for your prompt response Rocky.
>>>
>>> At 05:11 PM 28/02/2006, you wrote:
>>>
>>>       
>>>> What event is the current code attached to?
>>>> The database form is the Hiring form for a video library. There is
>>>> currently code attached to the "Before update" event, the "After Update"
>>>> event and the "On Double-click" event. The Double-click event allows the
>>>> user to add oir change the hiring code (overnight, weekly, etc).
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>       
>>>> Can you use the 'Got Focus' event to run your new code?
>>>>
>>>>         
>>> The other issue I forgot to mention is it's on a continuous form. I have
>>> tried to make the combo box inactive if there is anything entered in it,
>>> but that just makes it inactive for all the records in the transaction (so
>>> I would only be able to enter one movie per sale).
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>>>> Rocky
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> David & Joanne Gould wrote:
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>> I have a combo box on a form that has quite a lot of code attached to it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Is there a way to run code when the user clicks on the drop-down arrow
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>> that
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>> won't interfere with other code that runs when the user double-clicks on
>>>>> the combo box?
>>>>>
>>>>> TIA
>>>>>
>>>>> David
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>           
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