select combobox item using a value 1

[Paco75]

Hi,

I got a combobox filled with combobox.additem('values')
RowSourceType = 0 (none)

On init i want to place back the value the user had selected before he left the form. When the form is closed the value is stored in a public variable.

on init i do :

thisform.mycombobox.value = storedValue

but the combo box stay on first row (witch is blank)... how can i select the proper combobox item using a value?

thanks

 

[Olaf Doschke]

If the comboboy bindto isn't .T., and noBoundColumn is specified, the setting of a value will not select that item from the list.

In this case I'd set the listindex to the listcount at the moment you add the value, that is equal to the storedValue. Untested, but that should do it.

Bye, Olaf.

 

[TamarGranor]

One possibility is to set the combo's ControlSource to the variable in the Property Sheet.

That said, I suggest strongly that you don't use public variables. They're accidents waiting to happen. If you have some value that you need to make available throughout your application, set up an application object and add a property to it to store that value. The application object does need to be available through the application; you can store it in a private variable that you create in the main program. Mine is always called goApp.

Tamar