Combo box problem

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knawtn via AccessMonster.com

Hi. I have a combobox on a form that is not limited to list, and when I type
into it the words are entered backwards. Probably an easy fix? Kinda puzzling.
 
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knawtn via AccessMonster.com

I'm not aware of such a property. When I type something that's already in the
list, it behaves normally. When I begin to type something that is not on the
list, it enters backwards.
 
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Bob Quintal

I'm not aware of such a property. When I type something that's
already in the list, it behaves normally. When I begin to type
something that is not on the list, it enters backwards.
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The property is named Reading Order, choices are Context, Left to right
, Right to Left. It's on the Format Tab of the properties dialog.

If that's not it, check for code in the keypress event that may affect
the selstart property.
 
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knawtn via AccessMonster.com

Thanks Bob.
I had no luck with the Reading Order property. Also, there's no code in the
keypress event. When I type something not in the list, it is entered in
backwards.

The database is an inventory control database that I am just now completing,
and among the items in this particular combobox list are Computers, Printers,
Toner, etc. If I wish to add a new item...say "GPS Devices", it will enter
"seciveD SPG".

I may just end up adding a control to add new items.
 
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Bob Quintal

Thanks Bob.
I had no luck with the Reading Order property. Also, there's no
code in the keypress event. When I type something not in the list,
it is entered in backwards.

The database is an inventory control database that I am just now
completing, and among the items in this particular combobox list
are Computers, Printers, Toner, etc. If I wish to add a new
item...say "GPS Devices", it will enter "seciveD SPG".

I may just end up adding a control to add new items.
Click to expand...
From your description, it sounds as if something is constantly
resetting the SelStart property to 1.

Selstart is used to read or position the cursor in a text or
combobox Could there be a timer event of some form level code that
is triggering this.

Otherwise, try creating a new combobox, and copying the Rowsource
from the old to new, to see if the problem disappears.
 
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