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[scouchman]

Is there a way to detect when an IE ComboBox has closed up?

I am working with a web page that I need to enter data into an Edit box, but I cannot detect the Edit boxes with WindowSpy or WinSpector Spy. The only thing I can detect is the Combo boxes. (and yeah, tried and failed with a few of the javascript optioned mentioned here; it is an insane company webpage). So I am trying to use the Combo boxes to set the location, then Tab to the Edit box I need.

And the weird way it tabs through the page, I cannot use ControlFocus: the page doesn't recognize that the tab order has changed. I have to use ControlClick.

But with ControlClick, which opens the ComboBox, there is a processor hit of some kind that can delay keystroke interaction with the page. It seems to happen when it tries to open that Combo Box. So when I tab to the edit field I need to type text in, it doesn't always fire. Right now I'm using a sleep command which is about 80% accurate (sometimes the processor lockup can be long), so I was hoping, that if there is a way to detect that the combo box is expanded or no longer expanded before sending the Tab (or multiple tabs) I could resolve the issue as accurately as possible.

Here's the code I'm working with now:

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[scouchman]

Darn, no luck.

I like that, though, I'll file that bit o' code away for something else. Never thought to use controls directly with tabs for entering data.
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Scott F Couchman