# Combo Box Controls

**URL:** <https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/combo-box-controls/100493>\
**Category:** Forum\
**Tags:** Adabas-Natural, Natural, NaturalONE, Natural-for-AJAX\
**Created:** [May 7, 2012, 4:21pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/combo-box-controls/100493 "2012-05-07T16:21:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Todd\_Beckwith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/user_avatar/techcommunity.softwareag.com/todd_beckwith/32/388_2.png) [@Todd\_Beckwith](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Todd_Beckwith)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2012, 4:21pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/combo-box-controls/100493/1 "2012-05-07T16:21:00Z")

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Is there a way within NJX to use COMBODYN2 functionality (generate a list of possible options for a field) while not forcing the use of only the values in the combo list. I would like to offer the user a list of possible options but allow them to enter any value if the suggestions are not appropriate. Thank you.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/original/3X/c/d/cd19967bb605d28a72d77eb83a1cae22f3df2eb8.svg) [@system](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2012, 7:45pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/combo-box-controls/100493/2 "2012-05-07T19:45:06Z")

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No, please use a FIELD with value help instead, this renders like a COMBO  
and acts like what you ask for.

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**Author:** ![Todd\_Beckwith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/user_avatar/techcommunity.softwareag.com/todd_beckwith/32/388_2.png) [@Todd\_Beckwith](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Todd_Beckwith)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2012, 5:16pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/combo-box-controls/100493/3 "2012-05-08T17:16:45Z")

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> [@Wolfgang Winter](#):
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> No, please use a FIELD with value help instead, this renders like a COMBO  
> and acts like what you ask for.

This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you Wolfgang.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/original/3X/c/d/cd19967bb605d28a72d77eb83a1cae22f3df2eb8.svg) [@system](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2021, 3:01pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/combo-box-controls/100493/4 "2021-04-02T15:01:56Z")

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