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Programmatically change combo box sorting
I am looking for a way in Acc2003 to change the sorting of a combo
box, depending if the user holds down the Shift key when clicking the combo box (i.e. no shift key = sort order (A), shift key down = sort order (B)). I have tried changing the combo boxes .RowSource in the On Mouse Down event (which works) and checking for the Shift key, but this somehow prevents setting the selected item in the dropdown list. Actually just setting the existing .RowSource in the On Mouse Down prevents item selection in the dropdown list. Any ideas ?? |
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Programmatically change combo box sorting
Hi,
you can trap for use of shift key in the key down event. To use the key down event, you must set the form's Key Preview to Yes. Here's some sample code ( not for the arrow keys). Private Sub Form_KeyDown(KeyCode As Integer, Shift As Integer) If KeyCode = vbKeyD And ((Shift And acCtrlMask) 0) Then MsgBox "Ctrl+D pressed." End If End Sub vbKeyLeft LEFT ARROW key vbKeyRight RIGHT ARROW key Jeanette Cunningham MS Access MVP -- Melbourne Victoria Australia "alt.binaries.cd.genealogy" wrote in message ... I am looking for a way in Acc2003 to change the sorting of a combo box, depending if the user holds down the Shift key when clicking the combo box (i.e. no shift key = sort order (A), shift key down = sort order (B)). I have tried changing the combo boxes .RowSource in the On Mouse Down event (which works) and checking for the Shift key, but this somehow prevents setting the selected item in the dropdown list. Actually just setting the existing .RowSource in the On Mouse Down prevents item selection in the dropdown list. Any ideas ?? |
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Programmatically change combo box sorting
Why not have them click the combo box label to change the sort order? You
could even change the label background color to reflect the order. -- Dorian "Give someone a fish and they eat for a day; teach someone to fish and they eat for a lifetime". "alt.binaries.cd.genealogy" wrote: I am looking for a way in Acc2003 to change the sorting of a combo box, depending if the user holds down the Shift key when clicking the combo box (i.e. no shift key = sort order (A), shift key down = sort order (B)). I have tried changing the combo boxes .RowSource in the On Mouse Down event (which works) and checking for the Shift key, but this somehow prevents setting the selected item in the dropdown list. Actually just setting the existing .RowSource in the On Mouse Down prevents item selection in the dropdown list. Any ideas ?? . |
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Programmatically change combo box sorting
On Nov 4, 7:03*pm, "Jeanette Cunningham"
wrote: Hi, you can trap for use of shift key in the key down event. To use the key down event, you must set the form's Key Preview to Yes. Here's some sample code ( not for the arrow keys). Private Sub Form_KeyDown(KeyCode As Integer, Shift As Integer) * * If KeyCode = vbKeyD And ((Shift And acCtrlMask) 0) Then * * * * MsgBox "Ctrl+D pressed." * * End If End Sub vbKeyLeft *LEFT ARROW key vbKeyRight *RIGHT ARROW key Jeanette Cunningham MS Access MVP -- Melbourne Victoria Australia Jeanette, Thanks for the help with the Key_Down code. Mostly I have a problem when setting the .RowSource in the the Key_Down event, the combo box stops working correctly. |
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Programmatically change combo box sorting
Mmm, there may well be an issue with changing the combo row source in the
key down event. Like Dorian, I have always provided a button or label to change the sort order of a combo. Jeanette Cunningham MS Access MVP -- Melbourne Victoria Australia "alt.binaries.cd.genealogy" wrote in message ... On Nov 4, 7:03 pm, "Jeanette Cunningham" wrote: Hi, you can trap for use of shift key in the key down event. To use the key down event, you must set the form's Key Preview to Yes. Here's some sample code ( not for the arrow keys). Private Sub Form_KeyDown(KeyCode As Integer, Shift As Integer) If KeyCode = vbKeyD And ((Shift And acCtrlMask) 0) Then MsgBox "Ctrl+D pressed." End If End Sub vbKeyLeft LEFT ARROW key vbKeyRight RIGHT ARROW key Jeanette Cunningham MS Access MVP -- Melbourne Victoria Australia Jeanette, Thanks for the help with the Key_Down code. Mostly I have a problem when setting the .RowSource in the the Key_Down event, the combo box stops working correctly. |
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