WITH thisform.p_grid1.column1 .AddObject('mycombo1','mycombobox') && this was what i did with the IDE .CurrentControl = "mycombo1" .Bound = .F. .Sparse = .F. .mycombo1.Visible = .T. .width = 70 .header1.Caption = "Name" .mycombo1.rowsourcetype = 2 .mycombo1.rowsource = "mycursor" .mycombo1.columnwidth = "40,100,60" ENDWITHEverything works