Question Autocomplete Combo-box

[Arjon M. Policar]

Greetings Everyone! I am using OpenEdge 11.3, I have a trouble @ my combo-boxes, I want to add Auto-completion to it, to provide my users an easier way to search combo-box data. My problem is I don't find any solutions to my problem. I this two problems:
1. How to define a combo-box that allows a user's input. (The Data in my combo-box can only be selected by the event of drop-down, users can't put any input).

2. If users are now allowed to insert inputs @Combo-boxes how to do a auto-completion event.

I hope for your responses Masters. Thank you.

 

[RealHeavyDude]

The combo-box widget that comes with the ABL widgtets is not designed for user input in the way you have in mind. Therefore there is also no way that I know on how you would achieve an auto-complete feature. The ABL combo-box widget is the wrong type of widget for your requirement.

If you need to stay with pure ABL widgets, then the only way I see is to use a combination of a fill-in and a search button that occasionally pops-up a browse. Although this might be 3 widgets you have to deal with as a developer, if done smart, for the user, the still can look and feel like 1 widget.

Heavy Regards, RealHeavyDude.

 

[Arjon M. Policar]

The combo-box widget that comes with the ABL widgtets is not designed for user input in the way you have in mind. Therefore there is also no way that I know on how you would achieve an auto-complete feature. The ABL combo-box widget is the wrong type of widget for your requirement.

If you need to stay with pure ABL widgets, then the only way I see is to use a combination of a fill-in and a search button that occasionally pops-up a browse. Although this might be 3 widgets you have to deal with as a developer, if done smart, for the user, the still can look and feel like 1 widget.

Heavy Regards, RealHeavyDude.

Okay now I see Sir, thank you for your response.

 

[Cringer]

I've used various incarnations of smart combos over the years. As RHD says, it can be done right. Essentially a fill-in that creates a dynamic browse as you type. You can create something standard using persistent procs (or includes - yes shoot me!), meaning the behaviour is the same across the application. You'll have to engineer something that suits your application yourself though.

 

[oli]

Just want to mention that you can play with the following attributes of a combo-box widget to achieve your needs:
subtype = drop-down (default is drop-down-list)
auto-completion = yes
unique-match = yes

 

[Arjon M. Policar]

Just want to mention that you can play with the following attributes of a combo-box widget to achieve your needs:
subtype = drop-down (default is drop-down-list)
auto-completion = yes
unique-match = yes

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What Version are you using Master oli???

 

[oli]

We are using oe11.6.3.
But it also works with oe10.2b.

 

[Arjon M. Policar]

We are using oe11.6.3.
But it also works with oe10.2b.

But Master Oli were using 11.3.1 is possible in this version??

 

[Cringer]

If it works in 10.2 and 11.6 then it will also work in the interim releases.