I have a drop down list that is reading from a value list. For some reason, the drop down list cuts off text on the right (the drop down box is too small). Previous drop down lists I've created have always been big enough to read all the text in the drop down list. Does anyone know how to control the size of the drop down list box?

Thanks,

Patty

I had this one a while ago...

It seems that the first entry in the value list controls the width of the value list, so make a dummy entry that is as wide as the widest in the value list, but at the top of the list.

Thanks! The value list I was using in the drop down contained a calculated field. I added blanks to the end of the calculated field to increase the size and it did the job of increasing the size of the drop down list box!

Thanks again...

That's going to be a problem, because the value entered will also contain the extra spaces.

I don't see that "the first entry in the value list controls the width of the value list". I believe the width is controlled by (a) the width of the field and ( the width of the longest entry that's still visible before scrolling (the larger of the two). So the best cure would be to make the field wide enough to contain any value in the list.

Your are quite right - the width is determined by the widest item in the value list in the first part of the listing.

Of course you can't make a field wider than your layout, however value lists can be wider than the current window!