>How come when I fill the combobox by binding it to a datatable, I can't programatically change which item I want displayed? I tried changing .selectedtext, .selecteditem,
>.text, and using .FindStringExact, but I can't make it change the value.

Mike,
I would use a BindingManager to control the selected item in the combo if the datasource was set to a datatable. When I think about it I think that is the only way to do it. The bindingManager kinda acts like the record pointer in VFP and keeps trach of the "current" record in the datatable. If the "record pointer" is moved so will the selected item in the bound combo.

Einar