COLDROPDOWNLIST message

Sets or retrieves the Drop Down list used within an edit table's COLUMN, a ROW, or a particular CELL.

Edit table

text = Send_Message( controlID, "COLDROPDOWNLIST", column, dropdownlist )

For COLDROPDOWNLIST, the Send_Message function has the following parameters.

Introduced in OpenInsight 9.0.

The Styles that can be set are outlined in the Edit Table Column Styles topic of the Programmer's Reference.

Edit Table Column Styles, COLSTYLE message, DROPDOWNLIST_BY_POS message, STYLE_BY_POS message

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// 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.
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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)