Can't you just use alt+down to "open" the combo, choose item, then alt +up to "select" it? James On Apr 29, 2008, at 7:01 PM, Jackie McBride wrote: > Ok, yall, as I think I explained in a previous post, I've got a combo > box which, when the arrow keys are pressed, not only give the item > focus but select it as well. The problem here is that, when one > presses a key, if the synth is not working or whatever, u get a dialog > box to that effect & then u gotta go back to the combo & select > something else. Real pita. So I tried collecting the objects contained > in the combo box into a list with dlgSelectItemInList. Works fine > until the item is selected, e.g., I'm havin trouble matching the item > selected in the list to the item selected in the combo box. I was > playin around w/a whole lot of stuff--SetCurrentItem, (works > intermittently but does not select), send message (doesn't seem to > work at all though perhaps I'm doing that wrong), click object by name > (says it works but doesn't), just trying to click it (object can't be > found). > > Any1 got any brilliant ideas? Appreciate anything any1 has to offer. > -- > Jackie McBride > Please join my fight against breast cancer > <http://teamacs.acsevents.org/site/TR?px=1790196&pg=personal&fr_id=3489 > > > & Check out my homepage at: > www.abletec.serverheaven.net > __________ > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts > __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts