ListBox Multi-Colum

[JasonLpz]

How do i make a listbox with multiple colums??

[crptcblade]

Not really sure, but it might be easier to use a Listview control, instead.

[James Stanich]

Search this forum for Setting Tabstops in ListBox Control...

[JasonLpz]

i cant use that though it doesnt help me. I want something that i can display from left to right not top to bottum. and is it possible to list something like a file in a list box then in another list box put the files size but on the same line like

[James Stanich]

That is what Tans in A listbox does it aligns the seconds "column" in the listbox. I'll find an example...

[James Stanich]

Didn't take long...

' windows messaging
Private Declare Function SendMessageArray Lib "user32" Alias "SendMessageA" _
   (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal wMsg As Long, _
    ByVal wParam As Long, lParam As Any) As Long

Const LB_SETTABSTOPS = &H192                     ' set tabs in listbox


Sub SetListBoxTabs()  ' set two listbox tabstops 55 & 300
   Dim TabStop(0 To 1) As Long
   TabStop(0) = 55
   TabStop(1) = 300
  'clear tabs
   Call SendMessageArray(List1.hwnd, LB_SETTABSTOPS, 0&, ByVal 0&)
   ' set tabs
   Call SendMessageArray(List1.hwnd, LB_SETTABSTOPS, 2, TabStop(0))
   DoEvents
   List1.Refresh
End Sub