Drop Down List

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Hi

Why is it that some drop down lists allow you to start typing the word you
are looking for (if you don't want to scroll through the list) and it will
finish it off for you giving suggestions the more letters you type, others dd
lists will only allow you to type the first letter?

Thanks

Kerry
 
1. Make sure the combo's AutoExpand property is Yes.

2. Check what setting you have under:
Tools | Options | Edit/Find | Don't Display Lists with more than ...
 
Hi

AutoExpand is set to Yes and the Display Lists is set to 1000 (I only have
about 70 records currently)

I am pulling the list from the courses available table, the data being
stored is the course ID (hidden column) the data being shown is the course
name - is this what could be making the difference? I can type M to jump me
to the Microsoft Courses but any more characters than that display an error.
Other DD lists I have that are using tables as their feed allow me to enter
more than one character (Rooms available table - store Room ID - display Room
Name)

Any ideas?

Thanks very much for your time.

Kerry
 
Apologies - I am truly stupid! I found a me.refresh event on "change" -
this is what was causing the error, I have now moved it to "after update" .
So sorry to have wasted time.

Kerry
 
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