DropText Edit Control:
Beta version 0.1.0
Date: 6/26/2003

This control is being designed to be used in scripting environments where known methods/events/objects are available through a drop-down list if the user presses a specific key.

For this beta, I have hardcoded the (.) period key as the drop-down initiator. 


Usage:
Method - FillList(ListItems() As String)

To use this method, pass an array of strings to the FillList method and the drop-down will be filled. By pressing the period key anywhere in the textbox, the list will appear.

example:

Private Sub Form_Load()
    Dim Values(10) As String
    Dim x As Long
    
    For x = 0 To 9
        Values(x) = "Item Number " & x
    Next x
    
    DropText1.FillList Values
End Sub

Future modifications:
-The next version will have a DropDownCharacter property that will allow the user to change the initiating character.
-In the next couple of versions the control will be able to use images for each item in the drop-down list.
-Two events will be added: BeforeListDrop() and AfterListClose() for validation.
-AnalyzeKeyWord() will be added to analyze the word preceding the DropDownCharacter.


Please submit any feedback to impshial@yahoo.com

Thank You,
Paul Adams
