validating combobox

[jhedonghae]

please kindly help me!!!
what i wanted is when i select items in the combobox and it is already in the database it will prompt that it is already in the database..tnx

here is my code:

01	Private Sub ComboBox3_Validating(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e AsSystem.ComponentModel.CancelEventArgs) Handles ComboBox3.Validating

02	If ComboBox3.Text = "'" Then

03	con = New OleDbConnection("Provider= Microsoft.ACE.oledb.12.0; Data Source=C:\Users\edenzam\Desktop\CBFMNHS Enrollment System\CBFMNHS Enrollment System\bin\Debug\Enrollment System.accdb")

04	Dim ewaaa As String = "Select * from Schedulings where YearLevels = '" & ComboBox3.Text & "' And Sections = '" & ComboBox1.Text & "' "

05	com = New OleDbCommand(ewaaa, con)

06	con.Open()

07	rid = com.ExecuteReader

08	rid.Read()

09	If (rid.HasRows) Then

10	ComboBox3.Text = rid(2)

11	MsgBox("Section Already Exist", MsgBoxStyle.Critical, "Error")

12	ComboBox3.SelectedIndex = -1

13

End If

14

End If

15

End Sub

​

i think the problem is in this part "If ComboBox3.Text = "'" Then" i just don't know how to manipulate combobox when the event is validating...please help me

 

[jmcilhinney]

Is the user typing directly into the ComboBox or selecting from the drop-down list?

 

[jhedonghae]

the user is selecting from the drop down list

 

[jmcilhinney]

In that case, why does the drop-down list contain values that the user can't select in the first place. Prevention is always better than cure. I would find it very annoying if an application let me choose a value and told me it was wrong if it could have simply not showed me the value in the first place. Is that possible in your case?

 

[jhedonghae]

well the user can choose the values in the combobox if it doesn't produce a conflict

 

[jmcilhinney]

So all you need to put in the list is those that don't produce a conflict then, but you're putting all the ones that will produce a conflict as well. How would you feel if you had a list of items to select from and each time you selected one you were told that it wasn't available? Wouldn't you think that the person who created the list in the first place should not have included those items if they couldn't be chosen? The users of your app will feel the same way.

 

[jhedonghae]

So all you need to put in the list is those that don't produce a conflict then, but you're putting all the ones that will produce a conflict as well. How would you feel if you had a list of items to select from and each time you selected one you were told that it wasn't available? Wouldn't you think that the person who created the list in the first place should not have included those items if they couldn't be chosen? The users of your app will feel the same way.

i don't think that well work

 

[jmcilhinney]

I can't think of a reason why not but if you can I'm all ears.

 

[jhedonghae]

I can't think of a reason why not but if you can I'm all ears.

thank you for your concern but i'm near to solving this problem