Is dropdown list of combo box down?

[schimmel]

I want to make the form to act different at MouseDown event in a combo box depending on whether the dropdown is currently down or not. Is there any way to do it? I could not the property of a dropdown list state for a combo box.

Thank you!

 

[John Big Booty]

Welcome to the forum.

Perhaps this articel will provide you with a solution.

 

[schimmel]

Welcome to the forum.

Perhaps this articel will provide you with a solution.

Thank you!

Looks like it will help. But it will take a while to go through. I am not an expert in API. However that is what I expected.

 

[schimmel]

Cool! I actually do not even need to understand how these API's work. The code works as it is!

 

[vbaInet]

Just out of interest schimmel, why did you need to know the dropped state of a combo box?

 

[schimmel]

So after I click on an item in the list it would move focus to some other control on the form but it would not do it when I am entering the combo box. "Change" event would not work because I need to move the focus even if I select the same value from the list as what was in the box before. Maybe some other event would do it. I would appreciate if you let me know. I still can't make work quite right which has nothing to do with the code I copied. I am just trying to figure out the details of event sequence duiring the click, drop-down list folding and updating the field.

 

[schimmel]

Looks like I have figured. Just declared a module-level boolean var which sets to fIsComboOpen (the function from that code which checks whether the drop-down list is open) at "MouseDown" event but the rest is done at "Click" event according to what that boolean is now.

 

[vbaInet]

So basically you want it to move focus only what was typed corresponds to an item in the list?

 

[schimmel]

No. In either case -- whether it corresponds or not. But only if you click on the drop-down list but when you click on the box itself to move focus there by using the mouse. Hm... what somebody still clicks it above the open drop-down list on the box itself when the list open... checked -- nothing happens. I guess it does not treat as a "MouseDown" or "Click" event at all. So it is good.

 

[vbaInet]

I don't completely follow. What does the user have to type for it to move focus?

Perhaps you can give a scenario to help explain your reasoning.

 

[schimmel]

Besides moving the focus it does some other stuff too.
For it to happen, the user has to click on a item in the open list (to select an item) but not click on the box with the list closed.

 

[LPurvis]

Sounds like the Click event to me!

 

[schimmel]

Click event happens when the dropdown list is already closed

 

[LPurvis]

I'm afraid I'm just not seeing the UI effect you're trying to achieve at all.

 

[schimmel]

Thanks. I already achieved it as I explained here in the posting #7

 

[LPurvis]

Well, I'm glad that you achieved it. Not that it affects my ability to envisage the intent.
I'm sure it's just spiffing though.

Cheers