FIX: Cannot Set the ComboBox Text in the Click Event in Visual Basic 6.0

When you select a change in the item of a ComboBox control in the Combo1_Click event in Visual Basic 6.0, the result is blank.

To resolve this problem, install the latest service pack for Visual Studio 6.0.

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This bug was corrected in the latest service pack for Visual Studio 6.0.

For additional information about Visual Studio service packs, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:To download the latest Visual Studio service pack, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

To reproduce this behavior, perform the following:

1. Open a Standard.exe file, and then select Form1 (the default form).
2. Drag-and-drop the ComboBox control on Form1.
3. Double-click the ComboBox control.
4. Add the following code to the form:

   Combo1.AddItem "111 Mary"
   Combo1.AddItem "222 Joe"
   Combo1.AddItem "333 Jack"

5. Add the following code to the Combo1_Click event:

   Combo1.Text = MID(Combo1.Text, 4)