====== COLDROPDOWNLIST message ======


 
==== Description ====
 
Sets or retrieves the Drop Down list used within an edit table's COLUMN, a ROW, or a particular CELL.
 
==== Applies To ====
 
Edit table
 
==== Syntax ====
 
//text// = **Send_Message**( //controlID//, "COLDROPDOWNLIST", column, dropdownlist )
 
==== Parameters ====
 
For COLDROPDOWNLIST, the Send_Message function has the following parameters.

^Parameter^Description^
|//column//|The column number to which Drop Down list should be applied.|
|dropdownlist|An @vm delimited list of values|
||||

 
==== Remarks ====
 
Introduced in OpenInsight 9.0.

The Styles that can be set are outlined in the [[edit_table_column_styles|Edit Table Column Styles]] topic of the Programmer's Reference.
 
==== See Also ====
 
[[edit_table_column_styles|Edit Table Column Styles]], [[colstyle_message|COLSTYLE message]], [[dropdownlist_by_pos_message|DROPDOWNLIST_BY_POS message]], [[style_by_pos_message|STYLE_BY_POS message]]

==== Examples ====

<code>
*****************************************************************************
// Flag the first column In an edit table as a drop down column.
// The drop down will allow for the entering of data not in the
// drop down list.
*****************************************************************************
posStyle = Send_Message(EditTable, "STYLE_BY_POS", 1, 0)

posStyle = bitor(posStyle, DTCS_DROPDOWNEDIT$)
posStyle = Send_Message(EditTable, "STYLE_BY_POS", 1, 0, posStyle)

// Establish the list of values in the drop down.
dropdownItems = "Gold" : @vm : "Silver" : @vm : "Bronze"

// Populate the Drop Down values In the column
dropDownList = Send_Message(EditTable, "COLDROPDOWNLIST", 1,  dropdownItems)
</code>