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Q221705: FIX: FFCs - _URLComboBox in _internet.vcx Large Drop-Down Issue

Article: Q221705
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbservicepack kbOOP kbvfp600 kbFFC kbVS600sp2 kbVS600SP1 kbVS600sp3fix kbGrpDSFox
Last Modified: 20-MAY-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 6.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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In Visual FoxPro 6.0, using the _URLCombobox foundation class with a very long
name causes the drop-down list of the combobox to be cut off on the left side of
the screen.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article.

This bug was corrected in Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 3. For more information
about Visual Studio service packs, please see the following articles in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q194022 INFO: Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs, What, Where, Why

  Q194295 HOWTO: Tell That Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs Are Installed

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Create a form.

2. Add the _URLCombobox class in the _internet.vcx onto the form. _internet.vcx
  is in the ..\FFC subdirectory of the Visual FoxPro directory.

3. Add a command button to the form.

4. In the Click event of the command button, put in the following code:

  Thisform._URLCombobox1.navigate

5. Save and run the form.

6. In the combo box, type in the following long URL name:

  http://search.support.microsoft.com/searchbin/kb/search.idq?
  D=Support&A=T&T=B&SG=&S=F&SD=SO&T1=&FR=0&DU=C&Sz=use+and+offline+
  and+ado+and+recordsets+and+visual+and+foxpro&O=How+to+use+Offline+
  ADO+Recordsets+in+Visual+FoxPro

7. Once the URL is typed into the combo box, click the command button to launch
  Internet Explorer to navigate to the site listed above.

8. Once you get to the site, close down Internet Explorer and go back to the
  form.

9. Now, click on the drop-down list of the combo box.

  Note that the long URL name in the dropdown list is cut off on the left side
  of the screen.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbservicepack kbOOP kbvfp600 kbFFC kbVS600sp2 kbVS600SP1 kbVS600sp3fix kbGrpDSFox 
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP600
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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