[RESOLVED] Search combobox using instr

Hi all

I am creating a movie player which lists movie files from various folders/subfolders in a combobox (tsFileList). I'd like to be able to enter the movie name into a textbox (txtSearch), find that text in the combobox (using instr), then automatically select the found item.

I'd like to use instr as some of the items in the combobox contains full file paths.

Any help would be greatly appreciated as I can't seem to find an answer for this in a web search.

Regards
Colin

Have you looked at AutoComplete?

Code:

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        Dim found As Boolean = False
        If TextBox1.Text = "" Then Exit Sub
        For x As Integer = 0 To ComboBox1.Items.Count - 1
            If ComboBox1.Items(x).ToString.Contains(TextBox1.Text) Then
                ComboBox1.SelectedIndex = x
                found = True
                Exit For
            End If
        Next

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Thanks dbasnett

Code worked great. Modified it as shown below to enable search to resume from last found item.

Code:

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1:
        For x As Integer = n To tsFileList.Items.Count - 1
            If tsFileList.Items(x).ToString.Contains(txtSearch.Text) Then
                tsFileList.SelectedIndex = x
                found = True
                prompt = MsgBox("Search again?", MsgBoxStyle.Question + MsgBoxStyle.YesNo, "")
                If prompt = vbNo Then
                    Exit Sub
                ElseIf prompt = vbYes Then
                    n = x + 1
                    GoTo 1
                End If
                Exit For
            End If
        Next

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That really helped me out.

kindest regards
Colin