Check out the quickfill class on universal thread. It may do what you are wanting. I use the quicken style textbox but haven't used the cbo class.
http://www.universalthread.com/ViewPageNewDownload.aspx?ID=9349 or search for quikfil3.zip HTH, Alan On Sat, Aug 6, 2011 at 2:35 PM, Jeff Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > I have customers that use a combobox to enter quite a few things. I was > asked it they could have the combobox to select an item in the lookup > table, but be able to enter something in the combobox that is saved to > the file without adding it to the lookup table. > > For example, the combobox currently is basically a drop down list. If I > change it to a combobox the usual behavior is to give the user the > option to add it to the lookup table. > > I want to be able to add it to the file but not add it to the lookup > table and when I return to that record, the user entered information > comes up even though it is not in the record source. > > For my applications this would be the preferred behavior but I have not > seen it anywhere. Even Quickbooks requires you to add and account or > vendor to the lookup table before continuing. > > > -- > Jeff > > --------------- > > Jeff Johnson > [email protected] > (623) 582-0323 > > www.san-dc.com > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/CAB4ymPBGDuQKTnbYwHq1f6949yUC7V=zagtxtzyczz8_xee...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
