Version history - ShComboBox ActiveX Control

What's New!! in version 2010

• NEW: Improved auto-update.
• NEW METHOD: Added ShComboBox.GetImageListIconSize method.
• FIX: Dialogs or message boxes were sometimes shown during refresh.

What's New!! in version 2009

• BUGFIX : Fixed buffer overrun error when showing certain files with extremely long names such as those in the 'Temporary Internet files' folder.
• BUGFIX : Path property of items which are shortcut targets were incorrectly returned.
• BUGFIX : AutoUpdate did not work when USB disks are connected/disconnected.
• BUGFIX : Fixed crash that occurred at design time in Visual Studio 2005 when the 'Property Pages' dialog was invoked.

What's New!! in version 2008 (Build 581512)

• Filename of ocx file changed from shcmb2008.ocx to shcmb080.ocx to conform to DOS 8.3 format.
• NEW FUNCTIONALITY: AutoUpdate works when USB disks are connected or disconnected.
• BUGFIX : Fixed crash in VIsual Studio 2005 at design time when invoking control property pages.

What's New!! in version 2008

• NEW FUNCTIONALITY : Automatically takes on the new Vista look when running on Vista.
• NEW METHOD : Added new enum constants to SpecialFolders enumeration.

What's New!! in version 9.0

• NEW FUNCTIONALITY : Now uses a cleaner 'Share' overlay icon.
• BUGFIX : Pressing 'Enter' key caused a crash if both ShowDrivesOnly and AutoComplete properties were set to True.

What's New!! in version 8.0

• NEW FUNCTIONALITY : Full support for 64-bit systems and 64-bit development.
• NEW FUNCTIONALITY : ShComboBox now supports WebDAV locations. ShComboBox.SetPidl property and ComboBoxItem.Path property now work correctly with WebDAV locations.
• NEW METHOD : Added ComboBoxItem.IsFolder method which determines whether the item is a file or a folder.
• BUGFIX : ComboBoxItem.UserData property not working properly.

What's New!! in version 7.1

• BUGFIX : Items shown under My Computer are now properly sorted.
• BUGFIX : Fixed problem with wrong displaynames for shared/network items.
• BUGFIX : UserData property for custom items did not work.
• BUGFIX : Crash occurred when EditBoxText property was accessed if AutoComplete was set to False.
• BUGFIX : Fixed GDI resource leaks in AddCustomIcon method.

What's New!! in version 7.0

• NEW FUNCTIONALITY : An internal implementation change now makes the ShComboBox up to 3X times faster!
• NEW FUNCTIONALITY : Improved support for more IDEs like dBase and Magic eDeveloper.
• NEW FUNCTIONALITY : FolderView-FileView-ShComboBox integration is speedier.
• BUGFIX : Item icons not shown when system does not have a c:\ drive.

What's New!! in version 6.1

• NEW FUNCTIONALITY : The ActiveX control is now marked as safe for initialization and scripting.
• NEW FUNCTIONALITY : Custom items can now be added at the Desktop level.

What's New!! in version 6.0

• NEW FUNCTIONALITY : Added support for custom icons.
• NEW FUNCTIONALITY : Added support for custom overlay icons similar to the shortcut and share overlay icons.

What's New!! in version 5.2

• Minor bug-fixes.

What's New!! in version 5.1

• NEW FUNCTIONALITY : ShComboBox now supports display of custom items.
• NEW METHOD : AddCustomItem to ShComboBox allows insertion of custom items.
• NEW METHOD : DeleteCustomItem to ShComboBox allows deletion of custom items.
• NEW PROPERTY : IsCustom to ComboBoxItem.
• NEW EVENT : OnAfterItemAdd to ComboBoxItem allows modification of item properties immediately after insertion.
• NEW EVENT : OnBeforeItemDelete to ShComboBox allows cleanup operations related to the item to be performed.
• NEW METHOD : RefreshComboBox ShComboBox.
• NEW FUNCTIONALITY : ItemIndent property of ComboBoxItem is now read/write.
• NEW FUNCTIONALITY : Now item tooltip is shown for the edit box as well as the combobox dropdown button.

What's New!! in version 5.0

• Minor bug-fixes.

What's New!! in version 4.3

• BUGFIX : Random crashes in Visual C++ 6.0 at design-time.
• BUGFIX : Using ShComboBox together with one of either FolderView or FileView and SmartUI ActiveX Controls caused crashes.
  

What's New!! in version 4.2

• Version 4.2 adds the ShowDrivesOnly property which converts the ShComboBox into a standard drive-selection combobox.
• Version 4.2 adds the IconIndex property for changing the icon displayed for a ComboBoxItem.
• Version 4.2 adds the Text property for changing the text displayed for a ComboBoxItem.
• Version 4.2 adds the OverlayIconIndex property for changing the overlay icon (e.g. shortcut icon) associated with a ComboBoxItem.
• Version 4.2 adds the UserData property for associating user-defined data for each ComboBoxItem.
• Version 4.2 adds the Attributes property for retrieving the various attributes of the ComboBoxItem.
  

What's New!! in version 4.1

• Version 4.1 fixes a memory leak which occurs during display of files/folders.
• Version 4.1 features improved support for Visual Studio.Net. Projects using the control no more occasionally crash.
• Version 4.1 fixes a bug involving the AutoComplete functionality.

What's New!! in version 4.0

• Version 4.0 is totally redesigned giving substantial performance improvement.
• Version 4.0 fixes a bug associated with the AutoComplete property.
• Version 4.0 fixes a bug associated with the DropDownLines property.
• Version 4.0 fixes a bug associated with the SetPidl property.

What's New!! in version 3.3

• Version 3.3 adds TooltipType property which sets the type of tooltip to be shown for ShComboBox Control.
• Version 3.3 fixes some minor bugs associated with ShowFullPath property.

What's New!! in version 3.2

• Version 3.2 adds ShowFullPath property which shows full path of filesystem object in the edit box of ShComboBox.
• Now clicking in the edit box of ShComboBox selects it's entire text.

What's New!! in version 3.1

• Version 3.1 has improved design-time support for certain containers like VC++ and Microsoft Access.
• Version 3.1 has added ShowVirtualFolders property which allows or disallows to show virtual folders in the ShComboBox.
• Fixed a bug associated with the GoUp method.

What's New!! in version 3.0

• Version 3.0 can be easily used with FileView or FolderView Controls using simple 1-line code
  like : shCmbBox.FileView = fileVw or shCmbBox.FolderView = fldrVw.
• Version 3.0 has added support for AutoComplete; now while typing paths, urls and other items in the edit box of ShComboBox, they are automatically suggested or completed.
• Version 3.0 has added support for overlay icons and ShowOverlayIcons property.
• Version 3.0 has improved keyboard-handling support.
• Version 3.0 has improved property-page support.
• Version 3.0 has WindowHandle property.
• Version 3.0 has added Indent property.
• Version 3.0 has added IncludeUrls property.
• Version 3.0 has added KeyUp, KeyDown and MouseMove events.
• Version 3.0 has added EditBoxText property.
• Version 3.0 has added GoUp method.
• Version 3.0 has added Font property.
• Version 3.0 has added Font property page to ShComboBox properties window.
• Version 3.0 fixes a bug associated with the NextItem and PreviousItem properties.
• Version 3.0 fixes bugs associated with the Enabled property, SelectionChange event and DropDownLines property.

What's New!! in version 2.01

• Version 2.01 has fixed the bug associated with painting.

What's New!! in version 2.0

• Version 2.0 has been redesigned from the ground up to support all operating systems including Windows 2000. The new version fixes a lot of bugs found in the earlier version.