Can I have dropdowns in the Report Control?

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Hello,

I would like to create an editable spreadsheet-like grid using CXTPReportControl, which I already use elsewhere for non-editable reports. However in this editable case I would like one of the columns to have a dropdown list where the user picks one of the values in the dropdown. For instance, the column may be language and the list has several languages in it. From the samples I see that it is possible to have this in the properties grid where a value can be set from a dropdown list. Can it also be done in the report control, and if so, how? I see a class CXTPReportInplaceList, but I don't know how to use it, or even if it is the functionality I am looking for. 

Any help would be appreciated.

-Derek

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drisch Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 06 July 2006 Status: Offline Points: 16	Post Options Post Reply Quote drisch Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Can I have dropdowns in the Report Control? Posted: 17 August 2006 at 12:56pm
	Hello, I would like to create an editable spreadsheet-like grid using CXTPReportControl, which I already use elsewhere for non-editable reports. However in this editable case I would like one of the columns to have a dropdown list where the user picks one of the values in the dropdown. For instance, the column may be language and the list has several languages in it. From the samples I see that it is possible to have this in the properties grid where a value can be set from a dropdown list. Can it also be done in the report control, and if so, how? I see a class CXTPReportInplaceList, but I don't know how to use it, or even if it is the functionality I am looking for. Any help would be appreciated. -Derek

SuperMario Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 14 February 2004 Status: Offline Points: 18057	Post Options Post Reply Quote SuperMario Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 August 2006 at 3:02pm
	Yes, open the Report sample, then select from the menubar Report Control->Control Test->Task List Sample. Here the Status and Priority columns have dropdowns.

drisch Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 06 July 2006 Status: Offline Points: 16	Post Options Post Reply Quote drisch Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22 August 2006 at 3:18pm
	Thank you very much. That's exactly what I was looking for. I see that by doing the following, I am implying a dropdown with the following added values: pColumnStatus->GetEditOptions()->AddConstraint(_T("Not Started"), taskStatusNotStarted);

gjertsen Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 14 August 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote gjertsen Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 August 2007 at 3:48pm
	I'm using something like pColumn->GetEditOptions()->AddComboButton(); pColumn->GetEditOptions()->AddConstraint("choice 1"); pColumn->GetEditOptions()->AddConstraint("choice 2"); and the combo box works like a champ... except that I want to actually constrain the input to ONLY one of the constraints - not free text input. If the column itself does not allow edit, then the combo box doesn't work at all, but if it does allow edit, it allows free editing. What am I missing?

znakeeye Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 26 July 2006 Status: Offline Points: 1672	Post Options Post Reply Quote znakeeye Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 September 2007 at 7:07am
	Change the style of the combo button.