windows-like navigation in a combobox

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Susan

I have a combo box on a form that tracks error codes. Within each
error code there can be more specfic error reasons. I'd like to get
the combo box to act the way Windows acts when you go to Start -->
Programs --> Accessories. In other words, you get the little arrow to
the right that you can mouse over to see additional values for the
topic.

Is this possible?
 
Not natively in Access. There *might* be a third party ActiveX control, but
I've never seen one. You might to a Google search on it.

On the other hand, you could use 3 separate combo boxes to at least
replicate the functionality. The concept is called cascading combo boxes
where the value selected in the first combo limits the values of the list in
the second combo and so on. On my website (www.rogersaccesslibrary.com),
there is a small sample Access database called "CascadingCombos.mdb" which
illustrates this.

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Generally, what you are asking for is a treewview contorl. You can use a
treeview..but they take a lot of code.

There is some examples and info here:

However, you might also just coniser using two listsoxes, or even continues
forms. I have some screens shots of contiues forms here, and it might give
you some ideas for a "drill down".
 
Opps..hit send...lets try aagain!!

Generally, what you are asking for is a treewview contorl. You can use a
treeview..but they take a lot of code.

There is some examples and info here:

However, you might also just coniser using two listsoxes, or even continues
forms. I have some screens shots of continues forms here, and it might give
you some ideas for a "drill down".

http://www.attcanada.net/~kallal.msn/Articles/Grid.htm
 
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