>>Nope I can't. My combo and listboxes (if not all almost all of them) already have rowsourcetype 3-SQL and I always use Listindex=0 successfully.
>>Maybe you could provide a reproducing code?
>>Cetin
>
>Are you sure you have several items with empty value and not empty DisplayValue? I'll try to create a repro. I bound the combobox to Business object cEmployeeID property. Could it be a problem?
>
>Here is my current code:
>

>.cboEmployees.rowsourcetype = 3
>		.cboEmployees.rowsource = ;
>			"SELECT distinct cEmpName, cUserID " + ;
>			"FROM " + m.tcEmployeeAlias + ;
>			" INTO CURSOR c_AllEmployees " + ;
>			"ORDER BY 1"
>		.cboEmployees.controlsource = .oBizObj.cUserID
>		
>		if not empty(.oBizObj.cEmployeeID)
>			.cboEmployees.value = .oBizObj.cEmployeeID
>		else
>			.cboEmployees.value = .null. && we want to start with no selection
>	*		.cboEmployees.ListIndex = 0
>		endif

I see a controlsource setting there (cannot comment further oBizObj is a blackbox for me).
Cetin