>Thank you both (Barbara and Kamal). Yep, I agree that something must be wrong. I do a
>IF USED("C_Col")
> WAIT WINDOW "It's here!"
>ENDIF
>in both the init of the combo and the form and don't see the message. Strange.
>Anyway, you've convinced me that it should work! So leave it with me and I try your suggestion

David, open the DataSession window (menu Window/DataSession) and look for the cursor. You can stop the code with an ASSERT (if VFP5) or through the debugger to check.