Hi Dave (You're always on the ball in trying to help me, THANK you) I suspect all I need to do is change the valid stuff to the lostfocus method. I'll give that a try
Sytze On Dec 6, 2007 11:15 AM, Dave Crozier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sytze, > The valid will fire only when the combobox loses focus or when an entry is > selected from the dropdown list. If you want to validate the data as you > enter it then you need to use the "interactivechange" event and process the > keystrokes as you get them. If you intercept the "TAB" or "ENTER" keys then > you can then do the validation. > > As a matter of interest what do you need to do that you can't do with the > Lostfocus() or Interactivechange() events? > > Dave Crozier > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Sytze de Boer > Sent: 05 December 2007 21:38 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Combo Box > > It must be something I'm doing (wrong) > > I have a combobox > ControlSource=Local variable (Blank char 15) > Rowsource=Winsupps (standalone table of suppliers) > It seems to me the WHEN method fires fine (I tried a Wait window > nowait "Testing 123" > But it seems the VALID method is not working > > The drop down works fine bit if I type rubbish in there, the VALID > method does noting > > What's wrong ? > > > -- > Sytze de Boer > Kiss Systems > Ph: 64-7-8391670 > Mob:021 937611 > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
