How to Add values dynamically to a ocx combobox in progress 4gl

Question

Trying to add values from a database field to an ocx combo box. In which if you type in the value , it gives you the matching values.

Stackoverflow works best if you provide us an example of what the problem is, with code, showing what you have tried, and what errors you are getting. It's not a code writing service. Also, we can't guess certain things, like the ocx in question, the Progress version, etc. — jdpjamesp, Dec 05 '19 at 11:44

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 06 '19 at 12:55

You can use the old "COM Object Viewer" to look at the ocx. Its found in the "ProTools".

CSCombo32.ocx is normally found under /bin/system. Only on 32-bit installs though.

There you can see that AddItem takes a string and a index. The index being optional.

 DEFINE VARIABLE i AS INTEGER     NO-UNDO.
 i =  chCtrlFrame:CSCombobox:AddItem("Hello").

 MESSAGE "Hello added at position " i VIEW-AS ALERT-BOX.

Getting the value is done by calling Value():

MESSAGE chCtrlFrame:CSCombobox:Value().

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