Re: Problem with a drop down window for a ccomboboxex

From:
"AliR \(VC++ MVP\)" <AliR@online.nospam>
Newsgroups:
microsoft.public.vc.mfc
Date:
Wed, 10 Oct 2007 10:39:50 -0500
Message-ID:
<7r6Pi.2469$sm6.2284@nlpi069.nbdc.sbc.com>
That is the normal behavior, I don't think you will be able to override that
behavior.

Are you trying to do a AutoComplete?
http://www.codeproject.com/combobox/akautocomplete.asp

AliR.

"Skywalker" <vikhyatkarumanchi@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1192028972.151911.218010@o80g2000hse.googlegroups.com...

Hello Everyone,

I'm facing a problem with a CComboBoxEx.... I've implemented a
deskband & i want to include a feature like the auto-suggest feature
as in the google toolbar.

My problem is that when some strings are populated in the drop down &
I do a show drop down, my edit control in loses focus.

I'm adding strings in my function (which is called in response to a
CBN_EDITCHANGE message). After populating the strings, I call
CMyCombobox->ShowDropDown (TRUE); But then, my edit box loses focus.
If I do an immediate SetFocus (), my drop down window disappears.

Any Idea as to how to solve this problem??

Any help would be appreciated.

Vikhyat

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