[RESOLVED] combobox limit

[iamresearcher]

I want to limit what is inside my combobox. if I choose combobox style to 0, the users can edit in the combobox, if I use 2, yes the user cant edit but when my program load and reads the file with null value for the combobox, there will be error 'Text' properly is read-only.

any advice.

[Doogle]

Just leave the style as 0 and inhibit entry through the KeyPress event and inhibit through the Change event so the user can't copy and paste into it

Private Sub Combo_Change()
Combo.Text = Combo.List(Combo.ListIndex) ' or any other listitem
End Sub

Private Sub Combo_KeyPress(KeyAscii As Integer)
KeyAscii = 0
End Sub

Private Sub Form_Load()
Combo.AddItem "Fred"
Combo.AddItem "Bert"
End Sub

[LaVolpe]

Why not just handle null situations? Leave the style at 2. If you have to reference a null value, set the combobox .ListIndex to -1

[lone_REBEL]

La Volpe gives the easier choice, in my opinion.

Plus, what do you mean by "my program load and reads the file with null value for the combobox"? Can you post the code for this part so that we can modify it for you?

[iamresearcher]

Thanks Doogle, Lavolpe and Ione Rebel.

I opt to use Doogle suggestion for now. I tested the suggestion of Lavolpe but it still persist. I am reading an ini file with null value for a certain section.