Solved Listbox

[kavehrad]

Hi all
Can I have a list box in a form that looks like the attached image and I can search for records that begin with each letter?

Thanks

 

[isladogs]

I don't think so.
However you could have 26 text boxes above your listbox with code to filter the list by first letter.
Or use a tab control with 26 tab pages
Or use cascading combo boxes

 

[June7]

Use textboxes or buttons.

 

[Gasman]

Hi all
Can I have a list box in a form that looks like the attached image and I can search for records that begin with each letter?

Thanks

Why no V ?

 

[kavehrad]

Use textboxes or buttons.

What is the cod if i want to have buttons A-Z and then a listbox. when i click on Ex buton A so listbox shows all records starts with A?

 

[June7]

Set listbox RowSource property. Code in each button Click event:

Me.Listboxname.RowSource = "SELECT * FROM table WHERE somefield LIKE 'A*';"

 

[kavehrad]

Set listbox RowSource property. Code in each button Click event:

Me.Listboxname.RowSource = "SELECT * FROM table WHERE somefield LIKE 'A*';"

I have tried to do that but it doesn´t work. I attach my DB here. Maybe I did something wrong

 

[moke123]

Heres an example. I only did up to letter f but it should give you the idea.
Note that I changed your table name and listbox name. I wouldnt use special characters in names and wouldn't name a listbox the same as a field.

 

[moke123]

It just occurred to me after posting an easier way to code this.

There is a function as so

Private Function SetRowSource()

Me.lbxNamn.RowSource = "SELECT * FROM tblKund WHERE Namn LIKE """ & Screen.ActiveControl.Tag & "*"""

End Function

each button has a letter in its Tag property.

if you select all the buttons at once and type in the onlick event
=SetRowSource()
the code will run when you click the button

see this example

 

[Uncle Gizmo]

can search for records that begin with each letter?

Your question reminded me of a Form I know about from an early version of the Microsoft Northwind Sample database. The Northwind database is a database provided by Microsoft to demonstrate the functionality available in Microsoft Access. It's for demonstration purposes only, and you shouldn't use it for doing accounts, not unless you change some things as described on my website here:- Northwind Problem and Solution

In the YouTube Video I show the Form, and I point out a feature that I think might be useful to you and that is an Option Group, but not a normal Option Group, it's an option group containing letters (Toggle Buttons). A very clever idea. as many of the features demonstrated in the Northwind Sample database are. They are well worth exploring to see what you can do with Microsoft Access and I recommend everyone should download your own copy to peruse.

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[cheekybuddha]

Stephen Lebans showed how to do this simply with a single label and a proportional font

 

[moke123]

Stephen Lebans showed how to do this simply with a single label and a proportional font

Interesting approach. I bookmarked it and want to try it later.

 

[deletedT]

Stephen Lebans showed how to do this simply with a single label and a proportional font

Unfortunately Office 365 says it can not open this file

 

[cheekybuddha]

@Tera

Just create a label containing the alphabet and use a fixed width font. (Name it 'lblAlpha')

Then use the code in the link:

Private Sub lblAlpha_MouseDown(Button As Integer, Shift As Integer, X As Single, Y As  Single)
  Me.Filter = "fldLastName LIKE '" & Chr(64 - Int(-X / Me.lblAlpha.Width * 26)) & "*'"
  Me.FilterOn = True
End Sub

 

[deletedT]

@cheekybuddha
Million thanks

 

[moke123]

I just tried it. I never would have thought of it. Its a keeper for someday.

 

[cheekybuddha]

@kavehrad

See if this does what you want.

 

[deletedT]

@kavehrad

See if this does what you want.

If you start clicking from A, your sample file works until letter H
The letter I doesn't filter the listbox.
From J it filters the previous letter. J filters I, K shows J etc.

Once this happens, nothing filters correctly anymore.

This is what I receive after clicking Y.

 

[cheekybuddha]

What font are you using? It must be a Fixed-Width font.

Make sure the label width doesn't have any space after the 'Z'

 

[deletedT]

What font are you using? It must be a Fixed-Width font.

Make sure the label width doesn't have any space after the 'Z'

I didn't use any font. I simply opened your form in sample file attached in #17

Edit : to be sure, I opened the form in design view and changed the font to Courier New. Still the same.