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>>>Very funny Dave.... (g)
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>>>Tom
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>>re #2: adjust the size of the control on the form. i don't remember listboxes having lines between columns, but it looks like this is what's causing your problem... i didn't look, but can you tell a listbox not to separate columns w/ a line? that would also work...
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>Yes in #2 turning the line off between cols works but I do not know how it will affect multiple displayed columns with one column being 0 length. Plus do not have time to test... (s)
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>But it does work as you say with single displayed column.
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>Thanks
>Tom

0 length cols work ok -- i tried that first