# Combo boxes not dropping down

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/combo-boxes-not-dropping-down/30071>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [September 3, 2003, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/combo-boxes-not-dropping-down/30071 "2003-09-03T18:49:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![lac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@lac](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lac)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2003, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/combo-boxes-not-dropping-down/30071/1 "2003-09-03T18:49:57Z")

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Hi All,

I have searched for anyone else that has had this problem and the closest I found was back in May. However the fix listed for that person did not work for me.

I have two combo boxes on a movie clip and when I click either one they do not drop down and if I change the value they do not enter the change handler. ☹

I have named one indtype and the other indgraphic they both have change handlers set that are at the parent movie level.

I have tried replacing the combo box with the one from the component panel to no avail :sigh: and was wondering if anybody else had experienced this problem and knows how to fix it?

Thanks in advance, any and all help appreciated.

Liz

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2003, 1:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/combo-boxes-not-dropping-down/30071/2 "2003-09-04T01:48:44Z")

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[AS]my\_comboBox.setChangeHandler(“myHandler”);  
function myHandler(component) {  
var which = my\_comboBox.getSelectedItem().label;  
trace(which);//trace selected item  
}[/AS]

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2003, 6:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/combo-boxes-not-dropping-down/30071/3 "2003-09-04T18:33:04Z")

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Thanks for the suggestion Claudio,

here’s the code that I’m using

onClipEvent(load) {  
myname = \_parent[this.\_name];

```
this.namebox.onKillFocus = function() {
	//_root.changeIndNameText(myname);
}
//indtype
// change handler for the indicator type
// combo box.
this.indtype.setChangeHandler("changeIndType");
function changeIndType(component) {
	trace("In changeIndType");
	trace(indtype.getSelectedItem().label);
	//_root.changeType(myname);
}
// indgraphic
// change handler for the indicator graphic
// combo box.
this.indgraphic.setChangeHandler("changeIndGraphic");
function changeIndGraphic(component) {
	trace("In changeIndGraphic");
	trace(indgraphic.getSelectedItem().label);
	//_root.changeType(myname);
}
// stop on the blank frame so that no details shown
// until an indicator is selected.
this.gotoAndStop(2);

```

}

This is on the movie clip that holds my two combo boxes.

Can you see anything obvious that I’ve done wrong? None of my traces show up.

Thanks,

Liz

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 3:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/combo-boxes-not-dropping-down/30071/4 "2003-09-05T03:34:28Z")

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Can i see your fla?