WD: Responding to a Double-Click in a Dialog Function List Box

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SUMMARY

In most dialog boxes in Microsoft Word, you can select a list box item by double-clicking the list box text. This article describes a dialog function to create the same effect.

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When dialog action 2 occurs, the following sample macro checks the ControlID$ value and the dialog identifier with the focus. When the ControlID$ value = "OK" and the focus is on the "ListBox1" dialog identifier, the message "You double-clicked on item xxx" is displayed. 

   Sub MAIN
      Dim ListBox1$(2)
      ListBox1$(0) = "List item 1"
      ListBox1$(1) = "List item 2"
      ListBox1$(2) = "List item 3"
      Begin Dialog UserDialog 281, 210, "Double-Click Example", .dialogbox
         ListBox 10, 6, 160, 120, ListBox1$(), .ListBox1
         OKButton 182, 7, 88, 21
         CancelButton 182, 31, 88, 21
      End Dialog
      Dim UDdlg As UserDialog
      n = Dialog(UDdlg)
   End Sub

   Function DialogBox(id$, action, suppval)
      Select Case Action
         Case 2
            If id$ = "OK" And DlgFocus$() = "ListBox1" Then
               MsgBox "You double-clicked on " + DlgText$("ListBox1")
               DialogBox = 1
            End If
         Case Else
      End Select
   End Function
If you don't want to include an OK button in your dialog, use dialog action 1 to change the text of the OK button when the dialog is initialized, for example: 

   Sub MAIN
      Dim ListBox1$(2)
      ListBox1$(0) = "List item 1"
      ListBox1$(1) = "List item 2"
      ListBox1$(2) = "List item 3"
      Begin Dialog UserDialog 281, 210, "Double-Click Example", .dialogbox
         ListBox 10, 6, 160, 120, ListBox1$(), .ListBox1
         OKButton 182, 7, 88, 21
         CancelButton 182, 31, 88, 21
      End Dialog
      Dim UDdlg As UserDialog
      n = Dialog(UDdlg)
   End Sub

   Function DialogBox(id$, action, suppval)
      Select Case Action
         Case 1
            DlgText "OK", "Open"
         Case 2
            If id$ = "OK" And DlgFocus$() = "ListBox1" Then
               MsgBox "You double-clicked on " + DlgText$("ListBox1")
               DialogBox = 1
            End If
         Case Else
      End Select
   End Function
For more information, see "Responding to a Double-Click" in Chapter 5 of the Word Developer's Kit (page 128). Also, in the Examples.dot file included on the Word Developer's Kit disk there is a fully operational macro example named "ch05ex06FileBrowser".

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Word Developer's Kit," pages 128-129

Additional query words: dialog dynamic function double click list box 

Keywords          : kbmacro kbprg kbdtacode wordnt kbmacroexample ntword macword word6 word7 word95 
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0,6.0a,6.0c,7.0,7.0a; MACINTOSH:6.0,6.0.1,6.0.1a
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: April 9, 1999