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Text Box Auto Fill

This simple code allows to make an auto-filled textbox (like an adress box in IE). This example uses an DataEnvironment connection, but it can be easy used in any other cases.

Assumes
Just place this code into the form module and correct the sub title (e.g. the textbox, which uses this code in my app is txtSTREET)

Side Effects
no side effects

API Declarations
private firstcome as boolean

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Private Sub txtSTREET_KeyUp(KeyCode As Integer, Shift As Integer)
Dim PrevLength  As Integer, PrevStart As Integer
If Not KeyCode >= 65 Then Exit Sub
If firstcome Then firstcome = False: Exit Sub
  With DataEnvironment.Connection1.Execute("SELECT ADDRESS from tblFlats WHERE UCASE(ADDRESS) like '" & UCase(Me.txtSTREET) & "%'")
    If Not .EOF Then
      If Not Me.txtSTREET = "" Then
        PrevStart = Len(Me.txtSTREET) + 1
        PrevLength = -Len(Me.txtSTREET) + Len(!ADDRESS)
        Me.txtSTREET.SelStart = PrevStart
        Me.txtSTREET.SelLength = PrevLength
        Me.txtSTREET.SelText = Mid$(!ADDRESS, Len(Me.txtSTREET) + 1)
        Me.txtSTREET.SelStart = PrevStart - 1
        Me.txtSTREET.SelLength = PrevLength
      End If
    'Else
      'MsgBox "The entered fragment is not found in the list!"
      'Me.STREET = ""
    End If
  End With
End Sub