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Find ListIndex of an item in a Combo/List box without iterating through the list

Find ListIndex of an item in a Combo/List box without iterating through the list

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Const CB_FINDSTRING = &H14C



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findIt= "....Your string goes here..." 'whatever string you are looking for
i = SendMessage(cboCust(0).hWnd, CB_FINDSTRING, -1, ByVal findIt) 
If i > -1 Then cboCust(0).ListIndex = i

'note the string must be passed ByVal and cannot be a reference (e.g to a field 
'in a recordset etc...)
'Returns -1 if not found