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Making the List Drop Automatically

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Question:
How can I make the combo box drop its list easily?

Answer:
On form load, do combo.additem , until allitems are placed into the combo list.To cause the combo (type 0) to drop down, underprogram control, execute SendKeys “{F4}”.This is not a very elegant solution, but it iseffective for both VB 3.0 and VB 4.0.

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