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SftBox/OCX 5.0

Combo box control

The most feature-complete ActiveX combo box: multiple columns, headers, images, check boxes, hierarchies, auto-completion and OLE drag & drop, fast and small with no additional DLLs.

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  • 32-bit and 64-bit
  • No additional DLLs required
  • Royalty-free
  • 1 year of support included

The super-charged combo box.

Tired of the basic combo box you get in Windows? SftBox/OCX 5.0 is the most feature-complete ActiveX combo box control, with excellent performance and lots of features that you won't find in any other combo box.

It includes both 32-bit and 64-bit controls for a seamless transition to pure 64-bit applications for managed .NET (C#, VB.NET) applications and C++/MFC applications. Find out about all the new features in this version.

Multiple columns Headers Images Check boxes Hierarchies Auto-completion Auto-drop OLE drag & drop

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Every combo box style

Simple, drop down and drop down list styles, each usable with all of SftBox/OCX's features such as multiple columns, bitmaps, check boxes and OLE drag & drop.

  • Fixed or variable height items
  • Resizable drop-down portion
  • No predefined limit of items

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True multi-column lists

Column headers with bitmaps, icons and metafiles, resizable and reorderable columns, and individual column and cell colors.

  • Row headers and a row/column header with images
  • Selectable column alignment and sorting
  • Fixed width or open-ended last column

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Images, text and hierarchies

Check boxes, radio buttons, bitmaps, Windows metafiles and icons, with individual cell fonts, images and colors.

  • Single or multiple text lines with word wrap
  • Expand/collapse hierarchies with connecting lines
  • Lists of font names, styles and sizes

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Typing made easy

Auto-completion as the user enters text, and auto-drop when the control receives the input focus or when the user enters text.

  • Windows Themes support
  • Right-to-left reading for Hebrew and Arabic Windows versions
  • UNICODE support

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Drag & drop

Full OLE drag & drop, from the edit control portion and from and within the drop down list. As a drop target, the list can open automatically so objects are inserted at a specific location.

  • Drag from the edit control portion
  • Drag from and within the drop down list
  • DragDrop sample included in the demo and product

ATL

How fast is it?

Implemented in C and C++ using Microsoft's ATL framework with dual interfaces, without MFC or other common DLLs, and not based on Microsoft's combo box, so it doesn't inherit its problems.

  • Speed sample included in the demo and product
  • Every option can be disabled to look like a standard combo box
  • Or enable headers, fonts, colors, images, tree lines and more

Screenshots

Designed in minutes with the property pages.

Using the property pages, designing a prototype can be done literally in minutes, and context-sensitive help is available from each property page by right-clicking any property.

Requirements and distribution

Languages

  • Visual C++, C/C++, C#, VB.NET and VB 6
  • Visual Studio .NET, Access and many more
  • Complete syntax for Visual C++, C#, VB.NET, C and Visual Basic

Platforms

  • Windows 2000 through Windows 10
  • 32-bit and 64-bit controls
  • UNICODE support

Installation

  • About 50MB for the developer version
  • 1 MB for the OCX control only
  • No additional DLLs required

Distribution and support

  • The OCX control can be redistributed royalty-free with your end-user application
  • Technical support by telephone and email
  • The first year of the annual support subscription is included

Find a License that Fits Your Needs

Licenses

Find a license that fits

Every license includes a full year of support subscription: free product support, new major and minor releases, hotfixes and updates.

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Single Developer License
$399one developer

For one developer, on any number of their own computers.

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10 DevelopersSave 29%
$2,850one license number

One license number covering 10 developers on your team.

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25 DevelopersSave 56%
$4,375one license number

One license number covering 25 developers on your team.

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Classic Versions

If you need an older version of this product, the following are available as a Classic Version bundle. Classic Version bundles include one older version and the current version. Older versions are not available individually and are no longer supported.

Prices in US dollars. 30-day money-back guarantee. Need the source code? Ask sales about an Enterprise License.

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