How to: Control the Drop Button Style and When to Show the Drop Button

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The following example demonstrates the different symbols that you can specify for a drop-down arrow in a ComboBox or TextBox. In this example, the user chooses a drop-down arrow style from a ComboBox. This example also uses the TextBox.Locked property. To use this example, copy this sample code to the Script Editor of a form. Make sure that the form contains:

  • A ComboBox named ComboBox1.

  • A Label named Label1.

  • A TextBox named TextBox1 placed beneath Label1.

Dim TextBox1 
Dim ComboBox1 
Dim Label1 
 
Sub ComboBox1_Click() 
 ComboBox1.DropButtonStyle = ComboBox1.Value 
 TextBox1.DropButtonStyle = ComboBox1.Value 
End Sub 
 
Sub Item_Open() 
 Set TextBox1 = Item.GetInspector.ModifiedFormPages.Item("P.2").Controls("TextBox1") 
 Set ComboBox1 = Item.GetInspector.ModifiedFormPages.Item("P.2").Controls("ComboBox1") 
 Set Label1 = Item.GetInspector.ModifiedFormPages.Item("P.2").Controls("Label1") 
 
 ComboBox1.ColumnCount = 2 
 ComboBox1.BoundColumn = 2 
 ComboBox1.TextColumn = 1 
 
 ComboBox1.AddItem "Blank Button" 
 ComboBox1.List(0, 1) = 0 
 ComboBox1.AddItem "Down Arrow" 
 ComboBox1.List(1, 1) = 1 
 ComboBox1.AddItem "Ellipsis" 
 ComboBox1.List(2, 1) = 2 
 ComboBox1.AddItem "Underscore" 
 ComboBox1.List(3, 1) = 3 
 
 ComboBox1.Value = 0 
 
 TextBox1.Text = "TextBox1" 
 TextBox1.ShowDropButtonWhen = 2 'fmShowDropButtonWhenAlways 
 TextBox1.Locked = True 
 
 Label1.Caption = "TheDropButton also applies to a TextBox." 
 Label1.AutoSize = True 
 Label1.WordWrap = False 
End Sub