Dan:

1. Not sure what *quickfill capability* is...But you can go through the list in

FPW26 by pressing a key on the keyboard to position the list. It's like an

incremental search in VFP6.

2. In the valid to the control enter:

_curboj = objnum(next_control) &&next_control is the variable of what

control is to receive the focus

show get next_control &&select that next control to receive focus

3. if the drop down doesn't have what the user needs you can provide the user

with an *other* field; the valid to the *other* text box can then manipulate an

array which feeds the drop down. Something like this...

dimension some_array(alen(some_array) + 1) &&array made larger by one; drop

down is populated by array *some_array*

some_array(alen(some_array)) = text_box_value &&equate new subscript with text

box value for *other*

hold_value = text_box_value &&save this value to later position drop down

text_box_value = "" &&empty text box

show get text_box_value &&show the empty value in the other text box

=asort(some_array) &&rearrange the array so it is sorted (if you wish)

var_for_drop_down = ascan(some_array, hold_value) &&position drop down with new

value

show get var_for_drop_down &&refresh the drop down

HTH

Jack Skelley

skelley@newjerseydevils.com

Dan Neuman wrote:

> Can someone answer a few questions about popups in FPW26?

>

> 1. How to create quickfill capability (or a way to go through the list using

> the keyboard)?

> 2. How to leave control on [enter] key press?

> 3. How to add "on-the=fly" adding of fields when drop-down does not contain

> the needed value?

>

> TIA,

> Dan Neuman

> PC Advisors, LLC

>