ListBox Question

[David Carter]

Using a listbox on a VBA form with MatchEntry set to fmMatchEntryComplete.

When you start typing it runs right to the proper entry but what I can't
find is what controls the amount of time it will wait before it decides you
are starting over?

example: The list is populated with a 17 character field, I type the first 4
characters "241-" and it goes right to the first entry that matches, I stop
and look at my (paper) form for the rest of the characters and then start
typing the next characters "5237" and instead of going to "241-5237" it
jumps down to the first field that begins with "5" like it timed out and
started over..

Thanks.

 

[David Carter]

David Carter said the following on 7/1/2005 10:07 AM:

Using a listbox on a VBA form with MatchEntry set to fmMatchEntryComplete.

When you start typing it runs right to the proper entry but what I can't
find is what controls the amount of time it will wait before it decides you
are starting over?

example: The list is populated with a 17 character field, I type the first 4
characters "241-" and it goes right to the first entry that matches, I stop
and look at my (paper) form for the rest of the characters and then start
typing the next characters "5237" and instead of going to "241-5237" it
jumps down to the first field that begins with "5" like it timed out and
started over..

Thanks.

I found the problem, it resets itself after 2 seconds.....
now is there any way to stop it?

 

[Peter Huang [MSFT]]

Hi

Based on my research, unfortunately, it seems that there is no such a
option to change the time interval that the listbox will reset our input.
This is buildin the control, but the listbox control did not expose such a
interface for us to change it.

If you still have any concern, please feel free to post here.

Best regards,

Peter Huang
Microsoft Online Partner Support

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