Q185090: HOWTO: Create Multicolored Items in a Combo Box

Article: Q185090
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b,5.0,5.0a
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnokeyword
Last Modified: 21-AUG-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b, 5.0, 5.0a 
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SUMMARY
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This article illustrates how you can create multicolored items in a combo box
using Visual FoxPro versions 3.x and 5.x.

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To create multicolored items in a combo box, the setting of the combo box
RowSourceType has to be 9-popup and the RowSource property has to be set to the
name of the popup.

The following steps illustrate how to accomplish this:

1. Create a form.

2. Place in the following code in the INIT event of the form:

        #DEFINE RedBar ,RGB(150,0,0)
        #DEFINE GreenBar ,RGB(0,150,0)
        #DEFINE BlueBar ,RGB(0,0,255)
        #DEFINE YellowBar ,RGB(255,255,0)

        DEFINE POPUP MultiColor

        DEFINE BAR 1 of MultiColor ;
           Prompt "Red" COLOR RedBar

        DEFINE BAR 2 of MultiColor ;
           Prompt "Green" COLOR GreenBar

        DEFINE BAR 3 of MultiColor ;
           Prompt "Blue" COLOR BlueBar

        DEFINE BAR 4 of MultiColor ;
           Prompt "Yellow" COLOR YellowBar

3. Add a Combo box object to the form and set the following properties:

        RowSourceType = 9 - popup
        RowSource = "MultiColor" (without quote)

4. In the InteractiveChange event of the combo box, place the following code:

        DO CASE
           CASE This.Value = "Red"
              This.Forecolor = RGB(150,0,0)
           CASE This.Value = "Green"
              This.Forecolor = RGB(0,150,0)
           CASE This.Value = "Blue"
              This.Forecolor = RGB(0,0,255)
           CASE This.Value = "Yellow"
              This.Forecolor = RGB(255,255,0)
        ENDCASE

5. Save and run the form.

When the form is run, click the combo box drop-down list. The items in the
drop-down list appear in their respective colors.

Additional query words: popup

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Keywords          : kbnokeyword 
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300 kbVFP300b kbVFP500 kbVFP500a
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b,5.0,5.0a
Issue type        : kbhowto

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