DOCUMENT:Q181281  15-NOV-2001  [vbwin]
TITLE   :BUG: ListBox Text Property Not Functional
PRODUCT :Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
PROD/VER::3.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbToolkit kbVBp kbVBp500bug kbVBp600bug kbOSWinCEsearch kbOSWinCE100 kbGrpDSVB

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Windows CE Toolkit for Visual Basic 6.0 
 - Microsoft eMbedded Visual Basic, version 3.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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The Text property of a ListBox always returns an empty string.

RESOLUTION
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Use the List and ListIndex properties to return the text of the currently
selected item. For example, use:

   Dim sMyString
       sMyString = List1.List(List1.ListIndex)

instead of:

   Dim sMyString
       sMyString = List1.Text

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article.

Additional query words: vbce wince vbce6 evb

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Keywords          : kbToolkit kbVBp kbVBp500bug kbVBp600bug kbOSWinCEsearch kbOSWinCE100 kbGrpDSVB 
Technology        : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword2 kbVBeMbSearch kbWinCETKVBSearch kbWinCESearch kbVBeMb300
Version           : :3.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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