ComboBox On Click Event (1 Viewer)

[Shep]

I am not able to get a ComboBox to drop down on the On Click event...that is, unless I drop it down and "click" one of the choices in it. Then it runs the code in the On Click event.

Does anyone know how to write a procedure that will dropdown a ComboBox with a single click?

I've seen VB applications which do this. In the past, I have given up and used the On Focus event as a substitute.

Thanks

 

[tanalee]

Aloha...

I don't have Access available at the moment to experiment.

May I ask what is special about On Click? How about On Enter?

What is the code you are trying to use?

Tana

 

[Alexandre]

As you have experiences, the OnClick events for a combo is triggered once the user selected an item with the mouse. you should try the MouseDown event

 

[Shep]

heh...

On Enter sounds good
Mouse Down sounds good

I'm not firing on all cylinders today, I think.

Thanks, you two.

 

[DW]

I use this with my combo's

Private Sub EnquiryCode_GotFocus()
If IsNull([EnquiryCode]) Then
[EnquiryCode].Dropdown
End If
End Sub

EnquiryCode is the name of the combo. What happens is when the cursor lands in the combo, it drops down if their is nothing selected.
When the user re-enters the combo and something HAS been selected, it doesn't drop down.
If the user needs to change the selection, just press F4.

I hope this is what you were after.

Dave

 

[Shep]

Thanks for the tip, DW.

Shep

 

[MeghaV]

Mouse Key Down event worked for me