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win32 combo box

Started by aboeing Jul 23, 2003 at 10:26 AM 2 replies 300+ views

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Jul 23, 2003 at 10:26 AM

Hi, im sure this is just something stupid, but I cant get the combo box to display the list of items it has. I add items to the combo box:

SendDlgItemMessage(hWnd,IDC_FILEFILTERCOMBO,CB_ADDSTRING,0,(LPARAM)"All Files");

And I can cycle through them by using the arrow keys, but if I try to get the drop down box to appear, it is only about 2 pixels wide and mostly black. Any ideas as to what the problem is? Thanks. (Im using winXP, MSVC6.0, and the resource editor)

KurtCPP

Jul 23, 2003 at 10:35 AM

Hi.
In the control editor, if your combo is manually and statically put down onto your window, try to set its size by clicking the drop-down list and draggin it to the bottom. My explanation isnt very clear because Im quite in a hurry but hover the cursor over the combo while editing it and it should swith to a kind of resize cursor. Else www.codeproject.com should help you much for using VC++ and each of its controls.
Hope Ive been useful.

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aboeing

Jul 23, 2003 at 10:51 AM

lol, riiiight.. now i feel a little stupid.. took me a while to figure out what you were saying but yeah.

thanks heaps, i spent ages trying to figure out what was wrong

KurtCPP

Jul 23, 2003 at 12:45 PM

thats nothing buddy, I think i wouldnt have found it neither if i hadnt got my book.
Glad to have helped.

Prog, Hex & Rock''n''Roll :
I don''t like the Prog but the Prog likes me.
Some nice poetry to sweeten your spirit and relax a bit before programming

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