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Q81706: OwnCombo.exe Demonstrates an Owner-Draw Combo Box

Article: Q81706
Product(s): Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit
Version(s): 3.0,3.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbfile kbsample kbComboBox kbCtrl kbGrpDSUser kbOSWin310 kbOSWin300 kb16bitonly
Last Modified: 23-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) versions 3.0, 3.1 
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SUMMARY
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When Windows creates an owner-draw combo box, it sends WM_DRAWITEM messages to
the parent window of the combo box. To respond to this message, the parent
window must perform the steps necessary to draw the items in the owner-draw
combo box.

OwnCombo.exe is a sample in the Microsoft Download Center that contains an
example of a fixed-height owner-draw combo box that contains strings. The combo
box also demonstrates painting bitmaps, changing the text color, and storing
data associated with each item using the CB_SETITEMDATA message. All of the
relevant code is contained within the ODDLG.C module.

MORE INFORMATION
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The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download
Center:

  OwnCombo.exe

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click
the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

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Additional query words: OwnCombo

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Keywords          : kbfile kbsample kbComboBox kbCtrl kbGrpDSUser kbOSWin310 kbOSWin300 kb16bitonly 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK300 kbWinSDK310
Version           : :3.0,3.1

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