Editing a Combobox value

[punter1000]

Dear All,

is there a way to edit a combobox value while it is active/showing in the combobox without having to go to the backend list that fills it?

I wish to edit on the run!

As an option I am thinking of when a user clicks on the value (not the down arrow!) then it triggers an event (such as bringing up a textbox to insert a string). Is there such an event?

eg: combobox1.textclick = true

Thanks in advance !

punter.

[john55]

hi punter1000,
Try to edit the value in cbo, it works for me.
john

[snb]

You can use the doubleclickevent:

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[royUK]

John's right, you can edit the text in a combobox, but are you trying to save the edit to the list?

[punter1000]

Yes I am Roy (trying to save the edit to the list).

In the meantime have created a button which brings up an inputbox with the combobox.value as the default string. I then edit in there and save it to the list, then clear the list, then refresh the combobox.

All done in a blink of the eye without the user knowing what's happening behind the scenes (like everything in VBA).

That's my fix, but being able to edit in the orginal combobox string would have been handy!

[snb]

Look into the Style-property of the combobox.
If style = combobox than you can edit the value; if the style = dropdownlist you can't.

[royUK]

To best describe or illustrate your problem you would be better off attaching a dummy workbook, the workbook should contain the same structure and some dummy data of the same type as the type you have in your real workbook - so, if a cell contains numbers & letters in this format abc-123 then that should be reflected in the dummy workbook.

If needed supply a before and after sheet in the workbook so the person helping you can see what you are trying to achieve.

Doing this will ensure you get the result you need!