DOCUMENT:Q176873 19-NOV-1997 [vbwin] TITLE :BUG: DBCombo Does Not Display the "&" Character Correctly PRODUCT :Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows PROD/VER:WINDOWS:5.0 OPER/SYS:WINDOWS KEYWORDS:vb5all ====================================================================== --------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Visual Basic Control Creation, Learning, Professional, and Enterprise Editions for Windows, version 5.0 --------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== If a DBCombo control contains items with the ampersand (&) character as part of the text and if the style of the DBCombo control is dbcDropdownList, then the text will not display correctly in the text box portion (the edit area) of the control. The drop-down list area is not affected. This problem does not occur with the styles dbcDropdownCombo or dbcSimpleCombo. RESOLUTION ========== To work around this problem, simply modify the text to include an extra "&" for every "&" that is in the original text as shown in the following code: Private Sub DBCombo1_Click(Area As Integer) Dim i As Integer Dim s As String Dim c As String * 1 If DBCombo1.Style = dbcDropdownList And Area = dbcAreaList Then s = DBCombo1.Text If InStr(s, "&") Then DBCombo1.Text = "" For i = 1 To Len(s) c = Mid$(s, i, 1) If c = "&" Then DBCombo1.Text = DBCombo1.Text & "&&" Else DBCombo1.Text = DBCombo1.Text & c End If Next End If End If End Sub STATUS ====== Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this bug and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available. MORE INFORMATION ================ Steps to Reproduce Behavior --------------------------- 1. Create a sample MDB (db1.mdb) and add one table (Table1) with one text field (Field1). Add the record "&one &&two &&&three" to Table1. 2. Start Visual Basic and create a new Standard EXE. Form1 is created by default. 3. Add a Data control to Form1 and set the following properties: DatabaseName = "db1.mdb" RecordSource = "Table1" 4. Add a DBCombo control to Form1 and set the following properties: RowSource = "Data1" ListField = "Field1" Style = "2 - dbcDropdownList" 5. Run the project. 6. Click the button on DBCombo1 and select the item from the list. ====================================================================== Keywords : vb5all Version : WINDOWS:5.0 Platform : WINDOWS Issue type : kbbug ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1997.