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Defining a Combo Box

The following form of the VIEW–AS phrase defines a combo box:

SYNTAX
VIEW-AS COMBO-BOX 
  [ LIST-ITEMS item-list | LIST-ITEM-PAIRS item-pair-list ]
  [ INNER-LINES lines ] [ size-phrase ] [ SORT ]
  [ TOOLTIP tooltip ]
  [ SIMPLE | DROP-DOWN | DROP-DOWN-LIST ]
  [ MAX-CHARS characters ] 
  [ AUTO-COMPLETION [ UNIQUE-MATCH ] ] 

When viewing a value as a combo box, only the fill-in field displaying the value appears in a box along with a button to indicate that it is combo box. The drop-down list appears only when you choose the fill-in or button in the box. The definition options have these effects:


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