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How to create an "auto-fill" combox (Like internet explorer) in a prg format

Combo Box

How to create an "auto-fill" combox (Like internet explorer) in a prg format

by  Mike Gagnon  Posted    (Edited  )
*Written By Mike Gagnon (MGagnon @ Tek-Tips)
*Converted Class to PRG format by Ben Stack (BlindPete @ Tek-Tips) 4/2002
* Additional code for spaces in values by viettla

Code: 
*Example
_screen.addobject("oCB","ImprovedComboBox")
_Screen.oCB.Left = 10
_Screen.oCB.Top = 10
_screen.oCB.Width = 200
_screen.oCB.rowsource = "TestCombo" && Alias Name
_screen.oCB.rowsourcetype = 2  &&Alias
_Screen.oCB.visible = .t.
*_screen.RemoveObject("oCB") && this code in command window removes the combobox
 
DEFINE CLASS "ImprovedComboBox" AS COMBOBOX
acstyle = 2
lastdisplayvalue = ""
lastsellenght = 0
lastselstart = 0
style = 0
 
 PROCEDURE InteractiveChange
  LOCAL lnStyle, lnLastKey, lcDisplayValue
lnLastKey=lastkey()
lnStyle = this.style
IF this.style = 2
    this.style = 0
ENDI
IF (lnLastKey>=32 and lnLastKey<=126)
    IF this.selstart>=1
        lcDisplayValue=substr(this.displayvalue,1,this.selstart-1)+(chr(lnLastKey))
    ELSE
        lcDisplayValue=(chr(lnLastKey))+allt(this.displayvalue)
    ENDI
    IF empty(lcDisplayValue)
        lcDisplayValue=allt(chr(lnLastKey))
    ENDI
    FOR i = 1 to this.listcount
            If Upper(lcDisplayValue) == Upper(Substr(This.List(i),1,Len(lcDisplayValue)))
                This.DisplayValue=This.List(i)
                This.SelStart=Len(lcDisplayValue)
                nlLength=Len(Allt(This.DisplayValue))-Len(lcDisplayValue)
                This.SelLength=Iif(nlLength <0,0,nlLength)
                this.lastdisplayvalue = this.displayvalue
                this.lastselstart = this.selstart
                this.lastsellenght = this.sellenght
                RETURN
            ENDI
    ENDFOR
ENDIf
ENDPROC
ENDDEFINE

Mike Gagnon
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