How to populate combo box in Visual Basic 6?
Here in this source code sample we will discuss how to capture data from you Database Table and displays those data in a combo box.
The Code:
First copy this code into your Modules
Option Explicit
Dim conn As ADODB.connection
Dim rs As ADODB.Recordset
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' pupulate element
' @author: Ken
' @date: checkDate 07/28/2009
Public Sub init()
Set conn = New ADODB.connection
Set rs = New ADODB.Recordset
conn.connectionString = connectionString.connectionString
With conn
On Error GoTo errHandler
.Open
End With
Exit Sub
errHandler:
MsgBox Err.Description, vbCritical + vbOKOnly, " Admin: Populate Element Module - Init"
End Sub
Public Sub populateCombo(KeyToCollect As String, dboQuery As String, combo As ComboBox)
Call init
combo.Clear
With rs
'On Error GoTo errHandler
On Error Resume Next
If .State = adStateClosed Then
.Open dboQuery, conn, adOpenKeyset, adLockOptimistic
End If
Do While Not .EOF
combo.AddItem .Fields(KeyToCollect)
.MoveNext
Loop
.Close
End With
conn.Close
Exit Sub
errHandler:
MsgBox Err.Description, vbCritical + vbOKOnly, "Admin: Populate Element MOdule - Populate Combo: Error"
End Sub
'Next is calling the module:
Call PopulateElement.populateCombo("Your Query Here")
Just Experiment on the code and you'll see the best of it.
Good Luck!!!!