[Solved] Help to add ComboBox item

[cean]

Hi,

I am following this to try to write a SDI code: Designing a Dialog Box Overview (intel.com)

I have put a Combo Box on my Form, how do I add item in it? Is there a simple code sample?

Cheers,

Cean

[cean]

Sorry, found it. Don't know how to delete my post.

Using List Boxes and Combo Boxes (intel.com)

[cean]

Got an empty list same as this:

combo box - Intel Community

[Steve_Lionel]

You're not giving us much to work with. How about ZIPping your project (after doing a Build > Clean) and attaching the ZIP to a reply here?

[cean]

Hi Steve,

I use the template to create a SDI program and add one menu item (tDialog) under the File menu. It opens a Dialog. The Dialog has two Combo boxes. I could add the items now, but when click the Arrow, it doesn't show the list correctly, only a narrow area. Hard to scroll up & down.

Cheers,

Cean

[andrew_4619]

In the dialog editor you need to define the size of the area when the combo drops down. 

[cean]

Which properties?

Sometimes I got the right display without any change. But other times, it only show that narrow strip.

[Steve_Lionel]

You need a lot more for a combo box. You can start reading here: Using List Boxes and Combo Boxes (intel.com)

[cean]

Is there a full code from this tutorial? 

[andrew_4619 · Accepted solution]

The drop down size is not on the property sheet. In the dialog editor you define the size of a control in the GUI. If you click the combo box drop down button in the GUI to expand it you can drag the grips to change the size.

[cean]

Thanks for the trick.

[Steve_Lionel]

Is a combo box really what you want? This combines a list box with a user-entry field.  @andrew_4619 has the right idea on changing the size of the visible box.

[cean]

It's better the software's default could display correctly at the first place. That is showing a scroll bar with 2 lines with one up arrow and one down arrow. Or a default area bigger than 2 lines. If total items less than default area, no scroll bar is needed.

Then, If the user need to change,  he could  go back to design.

[andrew_4619]

The resource editor is a Microsoft Product and is not part of Intel Fortran.

[cean]

So different from VB.