>>>>>Software column should have controlsource='software_code', and combobox within the column should have 2 fields in rowsource (description,code) with combo.boundcolumn=2
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>>>>And without using combobox in a grid it would not work? When I change combo's value on the form, would it automatically change in a grid?
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>>>Sorry, I don't follow. What means 'change in form'? Do you change data in grid.combobox or in some separate form.combobox?
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>>In a separate combobox. My grid is readonly for display purpose only.
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>Follow Cetin's advice and use calculated column in grid.

BTW, I think the idea of having a separate read-write cursor for the grid is easier to implement and should be better. If, say, I use relationship to show extra info, how would I sort on the column?