Share a combo box with multiple tab controls

[vietnam97]

In my vb app, I have 5 tab controls and I want to share the same combo box with the first 3 tabs only. So when I click on tab 1, 2 or 3 I'll be able to use the combo box. Note that I don't want to see this combo box on tab 4 and 5.

Can someone give me an idea?

Thanks,
Bao

 

[sanki]

you just draw the combo on the form, not on the tabbed control. now, drag the control on to the tabbed controld. now it will visible to all tabs. In tab click event just make it visible false or true as ur requirement.

 

[JohnYingling]

If the Tabbed control is a container (I haven't used it), set combobox.container = tabbedcontrol for those tabs where the combo is to "live" at run time. Positioning will be relative to the container. You'll have to do it "on the fly" as the tabs are activated.

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[vietnam97]

Thanks for your suggestion Sanki and John. Acctually I have 1 tabbed control (SSTAB) with 5 tab members. Although your suggestions should do it, but I'm looking at drawinging the combo box on tab 1 of the SSTAB control and then dynamically shared it between tab1 through tab3. Using John's suggestion however I cannot see the combobox when I click on tab2 or tab3.

Bao