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1. COMBO ADDITEM limit

• Posted by rubis at fem.unicamp.br Nov 12, 2002
• 460 views

Hi;

	Is there a limit to the maximum number of entries (additem) in the 
combo(ex) box   ?
	I'm thinking in add itens from a edb database to the list.


thanks

Rubens

3. Re: COMBO ADDITEM limit

• Posted by Derek Parnell <ddparnell at bigpond.com> Nov 12, 2002
• 459 views

A Combo is a poor choice for a user interface item if it has a large
quantity of information.

The primary purpose of a Combo is to enable users to select a specific item
from a list while taking up only a small amout of screen space. The larger
the list the harder it is to select a specific item in it. It simply takes
too long to scroll through. Small lists are easier to use.

Instead of selecting database items from a list of all records, it is often
better to allow the user to filter the database records in order to create a
smaller list. So you might like to add a text box next to the combo that the
user can enter a filter mask and then build the combo list that matches the
filter mask. There are many different ways to present filtering to a user,
this is only one way.

The reason we are programming GUI code is to make life easier for the users
of our programs.

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cheers,
Derek Parnell
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Subject: COMBO ADDITEM limit


>
> Hi;
>
> Is there a limit to the maximum number of entries (additem) in the
> combo(ex) box   ?
> I'm thinking in add itens from a edb database to the list.
>
>
> thanks
>
> Rubens
>
>
>
>

5. Re: COMBO ADDITEM limit

• Posted by rubis at fem.unicamp.br Nov 12, 2002
• 440 views

Thanks Yamil, I will use no more then 1000 in the worst case.
So , I think it's ok.

Rubens

At 15:30 12/11/2002, you wrote:
>
>
>I think you can add 32767 entries in a combo box...
>
>Greetings
>
>Yamil
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7. Re: COMBO ADDITEM limit

• Posted by petelomax at blueyonder.co.uk Nov 12, 2002
• 460 views

{{{ On Tue, 12 Nov 2002 14:30:07 -0400, brachoy at pdvsa.com wrote:

but that would be a *really* stupid thing to do. Try hard to keep any selection list under 20 and try harder still to keep them under 50. Above that they a) take forever to load, and b) are nigh on impossible to actually use.

Pete