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Problem with combobox form controls
I'm using exactly the same accdb in two computers. One is Win10 the other has been updated (fresh install) to Win11.
In the win10 computer, form's Combobox controls are working as they should, narrowing and presenting possible values as you type in it.
But in Win11 most of the times that doesn't work and I type without getting any hint from the list.
If I expand down the Combobox, the list is filled, so it is not a problem with the control source, and results matching what is already write are there.
This is a really big problem and make very, very difficult to work, so I ask you please to check the problem as soon as possible.
A fix for this problem is in the works. See this AccessForever article.
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- I still have this problem (see my earlier reply) by the way...
- The issue seems to be resolved with Office 2021 and MS 365. However, I could not find a bug fix for older versions, such as 2016, which are still supported until 2025.
This Site is also talking about Version 2021 and MS 365: https://www.accessforever.org/post/combo-box-auto-expand-may-not-work-correctly-in-windows-11
- We are experiencing the same problem on our Windows 11 23H2 computers running the latest version of Office 2019 32bit v1808 b10414.20002. The auto expand of any combo box does not work past the 100th item in the list. The issue does not happen for our Windows 10 22H2 computers using the same database. We do not use the ANSI 92 compatibility. If MS fixed this in Jan. they have subsequently broke it again. It happens in both the full version of Access and the Runtime.
Hi,
We are experiencing the same issue on our Windows 11 23H2 computers, running the latest version of Office 2016 Access (Version 16.0.5461.1000). We also do not use ANSI 92.
Does anyone know an actual fix for this issue?
- Still working for fine for me in a fully updated system (windows and 365)
While this is, indeed, a frustrating situation, I'm sure, you're probably not reaching the right audience with your request to "check the problem". That's because forums like this are NOT staffed by Microsoft support people. Rather, almost all of the participants are Access developers who share their experience and knowledge as peers. We have no control over what Microsoft does, or does not do. We can recommend and request, of course.
That said, it sounds like there might be some problem with Windows 11 on your computer. Replicating that problem is the first step to getting help. Can you upload a copy of an accdb exhibiting this problem? I don't have Windows 11 installed, but perhaps someone else who does have it already could examine it for you and eventually offer ideas about dealing with the problem.- I contacted the support chat included with my Microsoft 365 subscription and was told that they didn't know about Access, except for installation and activation issues, and that I had to request assistance by accessing a link that brought me here, so despite knowing the nature of this invaluable forum, I posted thinking that official Access technicians were also here. I am sorry for the misunderstanding.
That said, I greatly appreciate your interest and would be happy to upload my acddb, but at the moment it is unfeasible, as it is a complex and very bulky development that requires going through an online installation and activation process without which it is impossible to start it, so it would be useless.
I would like to point out, in any case, that if the forms works perfectly in Windows 10 and the problem occurs only in windows 11 (I have already tested in two different machines) being something apparently as basic as the population of the text of a combobox while writing in it, it must be because something has changed in the operating system, without Access has adapted to it (I know it sounds strange, but I really can't find another explanation) and that's why I tried to request support, because I am developing with access and VBA for nearly 30 years and normally able to find what is my fault.
In the next days I will continue trying to isolate the problem to prepare and upload a trimmed version that allows to check what I say.
Thanks again.- Neither do I see this issue.
Access Version 2209 (Build 15629.20208 Click to Run) Current channel.
Windows 11 Enterprise 21H2 Build 22000.1098
