Adding Scrollbars at runtime

[Cheeese]

Hello All,
I am using a list box to display the results of a search query in VB6. The problem is, though the vertical scroll bars appear automatically when there are more results, there is no horizontal scroll bar to view long texts. Any solution for this problem?

Thank you

[Killer42]

I am using a list box to display the results of a search query in VB6. The problem is, though the vertical scroll bars appear automatically when there are more results, there is no horizontal scroll bar to view long texts. Any solution for this problem?

Perhaps you could find a way to use a textbox control (with .Locked = True) to simulate your listbox?

[Cheeese]

Hello,

The solution did not work!

[Killer42]

The solution did not work!

Hm... ok, what about this? (I'm just throwing out ideas as they occur to me - don't know how well it will work).

You might be able to place a really wide listbox inside a picturebox. Put a horizontal scroll bar on the picturebox, and use that to move left and right. If you do it right, it should look as though you are scrolling the listbox.

This is just off the top of my head, of course. Have a play around, see what you can come up with.

[Killer42]

Ahah! Here are a couple of links which provide an answer to your question, without having to play around with other controls.

• Change The Width of Items in a Listbox
• Add/hide Horizontal Scroll bar in the ListBox control

For more info, try searching Google for something like "vb horizontal scroll listbox".