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  int SelectString( int nStartAfter, const char FAR* lpString );
 
  Parameter     Description
 
  <nStartAfter> Contains the zero-based index of the item before the first
                item to be searched. When the search reaches the bottom of
                the list box, it continues from the top of the list box
                back to the item specified by <nStartAfter>. If -1, the
                entire list box is searched from the beginning.
 
  <lpString>    Points to the null-terminated string that contains the
                prefix to search for. The search is case-independent, so
                this string may contain any combination of uppercase and
                lowercase letters.
 
  Remarks
 
  Searches for a string in the list box of a combo box, and if the string
  is found, selects the string in the list box and copies it to the edit
  control.
 
  A string is selected only if its initial characters (from the starting
  point) match the characters in the prefix string.
 
  Note that the SelectString and FindString member functions both find a
  string, but the SelectString member function also selects the string.
 
  Return Value
 
  The zero-based index of the selected item if the string was found. If
  the search was unsuccessful, the return value is CB_ERR and the current
  selection is not changed.
 
  See Also
 
  ◄CComboBox::FindString►, ◄CB_SELECTSTRING►
 
 
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