Re: Dropdowns that function like Google search

2015-01-02 Thread Sytze de Boer
ilto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of > mbsoftwaresoluti...@mbsoftwaresolutions.com > Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2014 9:34 PM > To: profoxt...@leafe.com > Subject: Dropdowns that function like Google search > > VFP9SP2 > > Existing: Customer combobox with style set to 0 - Drop

RE: Dropdowns that function like Google search

2015-01-02 Thread Rick Borup
age- From: ProfoxTech [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of mbsoftwaresoluti...@mbsoftwaresolutions.com Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2014 9:34 PM To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: Dropdowns that function like Google search VFP9SP2 Existing: Customer combobox with style set to 0 -

Re: Dropdowns that function like Google search

2014-07-23 Thread mbsoftwaresolutions
On 2014-07-22 10:48, Ted Roche wrote: You might review Tamar's "Creating Helpful User Interfaces" which includes example code. She has an autocomplete text box that might be close to what you're looking for. http://www.tomorrowssolutionsllc.com/publications/conferencepapers"Crat IMO, Combos a

Re: Dropdowns that function like Google search

2014-07-22 Thread Ted Roche
> > mbsoftwaresoluti...@mbsoftwaresolutions.com wrote on 2014-07-22: > > On 2014-07-21 18:17, Jerry Wolper wrote: > >>> I have incremental search already turned on. Because this is not a > >>> Dropdown-List box but instead a Dropdown-Combo box (to add values > >>> not already in the list), I'll h

RE: Dropdowns that function like Google search

2014-07-22 Thread Tracy Pearson
mbsoftwaresoluti...@mbsoftwaresolutions.com wrote on 2014-07-22: > On 2014-07-21 18:17, Jerry Wolper wrote: >>> I have incremental search already turned on. Because this is not a >>> Dropdown-List box but instead a Dropdown-Combo box (to add values >>> not already in the list), I'll have to come

Re: Dropdowns that function like Google search

2014-07-22 Thread mbsoftwaresolutions
On 2014-07-21 18:17, Jerry Wolper wrote: I have incremental search already turned on. Because this is not a Dropdown-List box but instead a Dropdown-Combo box (to add values not already in the list), I'll have to come up with something tricky/slick so as to keep both features. :-) If they wan

Re: Dropdowns that function like Google search

2014-07-21 Thread Jerry Wolper
> I have incremental search already turned on. Because this is not a > Dropdown-List box but instead a Dropdown-Combo box (to add values > not already in the list), I'll have to come up with something > tricky/slick so as to keep both features. :-) If they want something that's not already in th

Re: Dropdowns that function like Google search

2014-07-18 Thread mbsoftwaresolutions
Aaah...it was a TEXTBOX that had that control. I recalled something like that but was looking at the combobox. I'll give this a shot. Thanks! --Mike On 2014-07-18 02:16, Fred Taylor wrote: You can use the AutoComplete properties of the VFP TextBox. Fred On Thu, Jul 17, 2014 at 7:33 PM,

Re: Dropdowns that function like Google search

2014-07-18 Thread mbsoftwaresolutions
I have incremental search already turned on. Because this is not a Dropdown-List box but instead a Dropdown-Combo box (to add values not already in the list), I'll have to come up with something tricky/slick so as to keep both features. :-) On 2014-07-18 05:28, AndyHC wrote: myCombo.Increm

Re: Dropdowns that function like Google search

2014-07-18 Thread AndyHC
myCombo.IncrementalSearch = .T. On 18/07/2014 03:33, mbsoftwaresoluti...@mbsoftwaresolutions.com wrote: VFP9SP2 Existing: Customer combobox with style set to 0 - Dropdown combo. If user enters customer not found in list, program asks if they want to add this name as a new customer. Prefer

Re: Dropdowns that function like Google search

2014-07-17 Thread Fred Taylor
You can use the AutoComplete properties of the VFP TextBox. Fred On Thu, Jul 17, 2014 at 7:33 PM, < mbsoftwaresoluti...@mbsoftwaresolutions.com> wrote: > VFP9SP2 > > Existing: Customer combobox with style set to 0 - Dropdown combo. If > user enters customer not found in list, program asks i

RE: Dropdowns that function like Google search

2014-07-17 Thread Allen
I thought that has been in for a while or have I misread. You can use a table or other choices. Al -Original Message- VFP9SP2 Existing: Customer combobox with style set to 0 - Dropdown combo. If user enters customer not found in list, program asks if they want to add this name as a new

Re: Dropdowns that function like Google search

2014-07-17 Thread Fernando D. Bozzo
Hi Kurt: This is not crazy at all :-P People have been doing this type of controls too long, and yes, the second control is normally a grid configured to not look as a normal grid. Regards --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept)

Re: Dropdowns that function like Google search

2014-07-17 Thread Kurt @ VR-FX
U know - sometimes - Customers ask for the Craziest SHIT! Right??? What you describe sounds a bit like one of the controls in VFP that has an Incremental Search! U could do something kinda Tricky - like have a Text Box - where the letters are Entered - and, after the 1st letter is entered -

Dropdowns that function like Google search

2014-07-17 Thread mbsoftwaresolutions
VFP9SP2 Existing: Customer combobox with style set to 0 - Dropdown combo. If user enters customer not found in list, program asks if they want to add this name as a new customer. Preferred: user wants Customer dropdown to be like Google search where as he types, he sees a dropdown of possi