ComboBox and DataTable

Question

Hey All,
I have found a lot of posts on here about adding values to a combo box using the valid values collection. I am trying to assign a datatable to the Combobox in my case. I add my datatable in the xml and assign a query to it. Then I assign that to the databind property of the combobox and when the form loads it only displays the 1st record in the query.
Any ideas what I am doing wrong?
I basically just want to display the list of item groups in my combo box without manually adding these to the valid values collection.
Curtis

Answer 1

Hi Curtis.
If it can help you this is some methods used in my programs:
1) ValidValues in xml file
<item uid="cType" type="113" left="100" tab_order="0"
         width="150" top="10" height="14" visible="1" enabled="1" from_pane="0" to_pane="0" disp_desc="1"
         right_just="0" description="" linkto="" forecolor="-1" backcolor="-1" text_style="0" font_size="-1" supp_zeros="0"
         AffectsFormMode="1">
  <AutoManagedAttribute />
  <specific AffectsFormMode="1" TabOrder="0">
   <ValidValues>
    <action type="add">
     <ValidValue value="A" description="AAA" />
     <ValidValue value="E" description="EEE" />
     <ValidValue value="B" description="BB" />
     <ValidValue value="D" description="DD" />
    </action>
   </ValidValues>
  <databind databound="1" table="@TABLE_A" alias="U_TYPE" />
</specific>
</item>
2) Add ValidValues to combobox.
Private Sub CreateForm()
    Dim oForm As SAPbouiCOM.Form
    Dim oComboBox As SAPbouiCOM.ComboBox
    Set oForm = SBO_Application.Forms.Add("MYFORM")
    oForm.DataSources.UserDataSources.Add "DS", dt_SHORT_TEXT, 20
    Set oComboBox = oForm.Items.Add("cCombo1", it_COMBO_BOX).Specific
    oComboBox.DataBind.SetBound True, "", "DS"
    oComboBox.ValidValues.Add "A", "Value A"
    oComboBox.ValidValues.Add "B", "Value B"
    oComboBox.ValidValues.Add "C", "Value C"
End Sub
3) Add Linked Table for field.
See this thread [User defined Valid values in SBO|User defined Valid values in SBO;
4) Recordset
See this thread [Fill values in combobox from database table|Fill values in combobox from database table;
5) LoadSeries Method (look SDK Help)
Other ways  I don't know.
Best regards
Sierdna S.