Not necessarily, but you obviously have some code which overrides the default behavior. A single Dodefault may fix it.

>Nope. So I guess it's something I'm doing wrong. Thank's for your help.
>
>>OK.
>>
>>Can you duplicate it in a form using the base VFP classes?
>>
>>>Hi Frank,
>>>
>>>It's a listbox, not a dropdown.
>>>
>>>>Hi Peter,
>>>>
>>>>is this a listbox or a dropdown list/combo box? I ask because I've seen this behaviour with dropdown lists/combos when the item you want displayed is not the first item specified in the rowsource.
>>>>
>>>>>A listbox with
>>>>>
>>>>>RowsourceType = 6
>>>>>Rowsource = 'DamageExtent.ExtentCode,ExtentText,ExtentId'
>>>>>
>>>>>does not show data until the listbox receives the focus.
>>>>>
>>>>>I set Listindex to 1 in the Requery and Refresh method, all to no avail.
>>>>>
>>>>>What's missing?
>>>>>
>>>>>BTW, happy new year everybody - and TIA