Prevent a Text Box's Default Right-Click Menu From Displaying

Category:

Miscellaneous

Type:

Modules

Difficulty:

Intermediate

Author:

Intelligent Solutions Inc.

Version Compatibility:

More information:

This demo contains a module that allows you to suppress the default context menu that is displayed when a VB text box is right clicked. It also includes a sample application that uses the module and substitutes a custom pop-up menu instead.

The example using sub-classing, so the standard warnings apply, such as don't stop the project using the stop button in the VB IDE, or VB will crash.

Instructions: Click the link below to download the code. Select 'Save' from the IE popup dialog. Once downloaded, open the .zip file from your local drive using WinZip or a comparable program to view the contents.

Download suppresscontextmenu.zip