MSM-Workstation
Components

Drop Combo Box

The Drop Combo Box component offers the capability to select a value from a pre-established list, or to enter a new value.
Clich here for an overview of the differences and similarities between the various components that provide selection list and input box capabilities.

The events that are recognized for components of the type DropCombo are: Create, Destroy, Enter, Exit, Modified, change, char, deselect, gotFocus, help, keyDown, keyUp, lostFocus and select.

The default property for a drop down combo box is Value.

The property list for a drop down combo box is:

Property Name
(MSM-Workstation)
Property Name
(MWAPI)
Default ValueValue Range
ActiveACTIVE Boolean value
BackColorBCOLOR Color
CancelCANCEL Boolean value
ChangedCHANGED Boolean value
ChoiceField  Field
ChoiceVar  Field
Container  Free text
DataField  Field
DispFmtParams   
DispFmtType   
DisplayOnlyCANCHANGE Boolean value
FontBoldFSTYLE Boolean value
FontFaceFFACE Font face
FontItalicFSTYLE Boolean value
FontSizeFSIZE Font size
FontUlineFSTYLE Boolean value
ForeColorFCOLOR Color
MaxLengthCHARMAX Positive integer numeric value
MessageZMESSAGE Free text
Name  Name of component (current window)
NextControlNEXTG Name of component
PointerPTYPE Pointer (extended)
PosLeftPOS Positive numeric value
PosTopPOS Positive numeric value
PosUnitsPOS Unit Specification
SelStartLengthINSELECT Selection
SizeHeightSIZE40Positive numeric value
SizeUnitsSIZE Unit Specification
SizeWidthSIZE40Positive numeric value
TBackColorTBCOLOR Color
TFontBoldTFSTYLE Boolean value
TFontFaceTFFACE Font face
TFontItalicTFSTYLE Boolean value
TFontSizeTFSIZE Font size
TFontUlineTFSTYLE Boolean value
TForeColorTFCOLOR Color
TabStopsZTABSTOPS Tabulator stops
TitleTITLE[Title]Free text
TitlePosTPOS Title position
TypeTYPELISTENTRYType of component
UnitsUNITS Unit Specification
ValidateParams   
ValidateType   
ValueVALUE Free text
VarName  Name of variable
VarPermanent  Boolean value
VisibleVISIBLE Boolean value

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