SHAutoComplete

Instructs system edit controls to use AutoComplete to help complete URLs or file system paths.

- hwndEdit
[in] Window handle of a system edit control. Typically, this parameter is the handle of an edit control or the edit control embedded in a comboboxex control.

- dwFlags
[in] Flags to control the operation of SHAutoComplete. The first four flags are used to override the Microsoft® Internet Explorer registry settings. The user can change these settings manually by launching the Internet Options property sheet from the Tools menu and clicking the Advanced tab. SHACF_AUTOAPPEND_FORCE_OFF Ignore the registry default and force the autoappend feature off. This flag must be used in combination with one or more of the SHACF_FILESYSXXX or SHACF_URLXXX flags.
SHACF_AUTOAPPEND_FORCE_ON
Ignore the registry value and force the autoappend feature on. The completed string will be displayed in the edit box with the added characters highlighted. This flag must be used in combination with one or more of the SHACF_FILESYSXXX or SHACF_URLXXX flags.
SHACF_AUTOSUGGEST_FORCE_OFF
Ignore the registry default and force the autosuggest feature off. This flag must be used in combination with one or more of the SHACF_FILESYSXXX or SHACF_URLXXX flags.
SHACF_AUTOSUGGEST_FORCE_ON
Ignore the registry value and force the autosuggest feature on. A selection of possible completed strings will be displayed as a drop-down list, below the edit box. This flag must be used in combination with one or more of the SHACF_FILESYSXXX or SHACF_URLXXX flags.
SHACF_DEFAULT
The default setting, equivalent to SHACF_FILESYSTEM | SHACF_URLALL. SHACF_DEFAULT cannot be combined with any other flags.
SHACF_FILESYSTEM
Include the file system.
SHACF_URLALL
Include the URLs in the users History and Recently Used lists. Equivalent to SHACF_URLHISTORY | SHACF_URLMRU.
SHACF_URLHISTORY
Include the URLs in the user's History list.
SHACF_URLMRU
Include the URLs in the user's Recently Used list.
SHACF_USETAB
Allow the user to select from the autosuggest list by pressing the TAB key. If this flag is not set, pressing the TAB key will shift focus to the next control and close the autosuggest list. If SHACF_USETAB is set, pressing the TAB key will select the first item in the list. Pressing TAB again will select the next item in the list, and so on. When the user reaches the end of the list, the next TAB key press will cycle the focus back to the edit control. This flag must be used in combination with one or more of the SHACF_FILESYSXXX or SHACF_URLXXX flags.