I have something strange going on - pretty sure it used to work before - and
now it does not...

Why does the following code not clear a combo box?

Me.cboLocation.Text = String.Empty

OR

Me.cboLocation.Text = ""

Neither of the above works. The combo box contents remain exactly the same
after running that command...



Help!



Thanks, Brad

Re: clearing a combo box... by zacks

zacks
Wed May 07 12:38:43 CDT 2008

On May 7, 1:17=A0pm, "Brad Pears" <br...@truenorthloghomes.com> wrote:
> I have something strange going on - pretty sure it used to work before - a=
nd
> now it does not...
>
> Why does the following code not clear a combo box?
>
> Me.cboLocation.Text =3D String.Empty
>
> OR
>
> Me.cboLocation.Text =3D ""
>
> Neither of the above works. =A0The combo box contents remain exactly the s=
ame
> after running that command...
>
> Help!
>
> Thanks, Brad

I think you will also need to set the .SelectedIndex property to -1.

At least, that works for me.

Re: clearing a combo box... by Armin

Armin
Wed May 07 12:43:24 CDT 2008

"Brad Pears" <bradp@truenorthloghomes.com> schrieb
> I have something strange going on - pretty sure it used to work
> before - and now it does not...
>
> Why does the following code not clear a combo box?
>
> Me.cboLocation.Text = String.Empty
>
> OR
>
> Me.cboLocation.Text = ""
>
> Neither of the above works. The combo box contents remain exactly
> the same after running that command...

What's the value of cboLocation.Dropdownstyle? If it's "DropDownList",
use cboLocation.SelectedIndex = -1


Armin


Re: clearing a combo box... by kimiraikkonen

kimiraikkonen
Wed May 07 13:16:42 CDT 2008

On May 7, 8:17 pm, "Brad Pears" <br...@truenorthloghomes.com> wrote:
> I have something strange going on - pretty sure it used to work before - and
> now it does not...
>
> Why does the following code not clear a combo box?
>
> Me.cboLocation.Text = String.Empty
>
> OR
>
> Me.cboLocation.Text = ""
>
> Neither of the above works. The combo box contents remain exactly the same
> after running that command...
>
> Help!
>
> Thanks, Brad

Hi,
Using DropDownList style it doesn't clear combobox, Simple or DropDown
styles allow you to clear with the codes you've mentioned.

And if you want to clear current item of your combobox(current item,
because "clear" term may come to meaning of clearing entire combobox
which you did not intend to do), you can use
"Me.cboLocation.selectedindex = - 1" or add a empty item temporarily
using:

Me.cboLocation.Items.Add("")
Me.cboLocation.Text = ""
Me.cboLocation.Items.Remove("")

Hope these help,

Onur

Re: clearing a combo box... by Brad

Brad
Wed May 07 13:46:25 CDT 2008

Thanks for your reply's... That works perfect.... I had changed the type of
drop down and that is why my previous code no longer worked. I knew there
had to be an explanation somewhere!!!

Thanks, again, Brad

"Brad Pears" <bradp@truenorthloghomes.com> wrote in message
news:uKxIJZGsIHA.1236@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>I have something strange going on - pretty sure it used to work before -
>and now it does not...
>
> Why does the following code not clear a combo box?
>
> Me.cboLocation.Text = String.Empty
>
> OR
>
> Me.cboLocation.Text = ""
>
> Neither of the above works. The combo box contents remain exactly the
> same after running that command...
>
>
>
> Help!
>
>
>
> Thanks, Brad
>
>



Setting a value in a combo box to a listview item's text value by Brad

Brad
Wed May 07 15:20:18 CDT 2008

I am trying to set a combo box's text property to a value from a listview
item's text property as shown below... However, it appears that because the
combo box is defined as a "DropDownList", am I am now unable to assign a
text value that way? Do I now have to find out what position the listview
item's text value I want is in the list of combo items and then assign an
index value instead of an actual text value? (Wow, that was a mouthful!!!)

Me.cboLabel.Text = Me.lvwJobPosts.SelectedItems.Item(0).SubItems(2).Text
Thanks, Brad



"kimiraikkonen" <kimiraikkonen85@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:60cc6359-2304-4278-8cf1-b083def26e00@m44g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...
> On May 7, 8:17 pm, "Brad Pears" <br...@truenorthloghomes.com> wrote:
>> I have something strange going on - pretty sure it used to work before -
>> and
>> now it does not...
>>
>> Why does the following code not clear a combo box?
>>
>> Me.cboLocation.Text = String.Empty
>>
>> OR
>>
>> Me.cboLocation.Text = ""
>>
>> Neither of the above works. The combo box contents remain exactly the
>> same
>> after running that command...
>>
>> Help!
>>
>> Thanks, Brad
>
> Hi,
> Using DropDownList style it doesn't clear combobox, Simple or DropDown
> styles allow you to clear with the codes you've mentioned.
>
> And if you want to clear current item of your combobox(current item,
> because "clear" term may come to meaning of clearing entire combobox
> which you did not intend to do), you can use
> "Me.cboLocation.selectedindex = - 1" or add a empty item temporarily
> using:
>
> Me.cboLocation.Items.Add("")
> Me.cboLocation.Text = ""
> Me.cboLocation.Items.Remove("")
>
> Hope these help,
>
> Onur



Re: Setting a value in a combo box to a listview item's text value by kimiraikkonen

kimiraikkonen
Wed May 07 15:48:23 CDT 2008

On May 7, 11:20 pm, "Brad Pears" <br...@truenorthloghomes.com> wrote:
> I am trying to set a combo box's text property to a value from a listview
> item's text property as shown below... However, it appears that because t=
he
> combo box is defined as a "DropDownList", am I am now unable to assign a
> text value that way? Do I now have to find out what position the listview
> item's text value I want is in the list of combo items and then assign an
> index value instead of an actual text value? (Wow, that was a mouthful!!!)=

>
> Me.cboLabel.Text =3D Me.lvwJobPosts.SelectedItems.Item(0).SubItems(2).Text=

> Thanks, Brad
>
> "kimiraikkonen" <kimiraikkone...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:60cc6359-2304-4278-8cf1-b083def26e00@m44g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...
>
> > On May 7, 8:17 pm, "Brad Pears" <br...@truenorthloghomes.com> wrote:
> >> I have something strange going on - pretty sure it used to work before =
-
> >> and
> >> now it does not...
>
> >> Why does the following code not clear a combo box?
>
> >> Me.cboLocation.Text =3D String.Empty
>
> >> OR
>
> >> Me.cboLocation.Text =3D ""
>
> >> Neither of the above works. The combo box contents remain exactly the
> >> same
> >> after running that command...
>
> >> Help!
>
> >> Thanks, Brad
>
> > Hi,
> > Using DropDownList style it doesn't clear combobox, Simple or DropDown
> > styles allow you to clear with the codes you've mentioned.
>
> > And if you want to clear current item of your combobox(current item,
> > because "clear" term may come to meaning of clearing entire combobox
> > which you did not intend to do), you can use
> > "Me.cboLocation.selectedindex =3D - 1" or add a empty item temporarily
> > using:
>
> > Me.cboLocation.Items.Add("")
> > Me.cboLocation.Text =3D ""
> > Me.cboLocation.Items.Remove("")
>
> > Hope these help,
>
> > Onur

Hi,
I really had difficulty to make out what you're trying to do, as a
little understanding, if you want to syncronize two values between a
listview's subitem and combobox, you can do it with the code that you
posted.

Me.cboLabel.Text =3D
Me.lvwJobPosts.SelectedItems.Item(0).SubItems(2).Text

I think you're asking if you have to specify index of listview
subitem's and i think yes you have to. If you used listbox instead of
listview you could use listbox1.selecteditem to get items text
property without specifying index (position) name.

Thanks,

Onur G=FCzel

Re: Setting a value in a combo box to a listview item's text value by Brad

Brad
Thu May 08 07:54:50 CDT 2008

Thanks for the reply... Yes, actually the code that I posted was actually
working as I discovered later on through more debugging. There was a
different problem that was setting the listview item index to -1 so it
appeared that my code was not setting the value at all when in fact it was.
Thanks for your help.

Brad
"kimiraikkonen" <kimiraikkonen85@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:99555820-b512-4163-900b-abe2440119d6@e53g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...
On May 7, 11:20 pm, "Brad Pears" <br...@truenorthloghomes.com> wrote:
> I am trying to set a combo box's text property to a value from a listview
> item's text property as shown below... However, it appears that because
> the
> combo box is defined as a "DropDownList", am I am now unable to assign a
> text value that way? Do I now have to find out what position the listview
> item's text value I want is in the list of combo items and then assign an
> index value instead of an actual text value? (Wow, that was a mouthful!!!)
>
> Me.cboLabel.Text = Me.lvwJobPosts.SelectedItems.Item(0).SubItems(2).Text
> Thanks, Brad
>
> "kimiraikkonen" <kimiraikkone...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:60cc6359-2304-4278-8cf1-b083def26e00@m44g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...
>
> > On May 7, 8:17 pm, "Brad Pears" <br...@truenorthloghomes.com> wrote:
> >> I have something strange going on - pretty sure it used to work
> >> before -
> >> and
> >> now it does not...
>
> >> Why does the following code not clear a combo box?
>
> >> Me.cboLocation.Text = String.Empty
>
> >> OR
>
> >> Me.cboLocation.Text = ""
>
> >> Neither of the above works. The combo box contents remain exactly the
> >> same
> >> after running that command...
>
> >> Help!
>
> >> Thanks, Brad
>
> > Hi,
> > Using DropDownList style it doesn't clear combobox, Simple or DropDown
> > styles allow you to clear with the codes you've mentioned.
>
> > And if you want to clear current item of your combobox(current item,
> > because "clear" term may come to meaning of clearing entire combobox
> > which you did not intend to do), you can use
> > "Me.cboLocation.selectedindex = - 1" or add a empty item temporarily
> > using:
>
> > Me.cboLocation.Items.Add("")
> > Me.cboLocation.Text = ""
> > Me.cboLocation.Items.Remove("")
>
> > Hope these help,
>
> > Onur

Hi,
I really had difficulty to make out what you're trying to do, as a
little understanding, if you want to syncronize two values between a
listview's subitem and combobox, you can do it with the code that you
posted.

Me.cboLabel.Text =
Me.lvwJobPosts.SelectedItems.Item(0).SubItems(2).Text

I think you're asking if you have to specify index of listview
subitem's and i think yes you have to. If you used listbox instead of
listview you could use listbox1.selecteditem to get items text
property without specifying index (position) name.

Thanks,

Onur Güzel