>>>>After populating a combobox, How do I have the 1st item in the combobox get the focus(being highlighted). I've tried
>>>>thisform.mycombobox1.Selected(1)=.t.
>>>>thisform.mycombobox1.Setfocus
>>>>
>>>>to no avail.
>>>
>>>Combobox.listindex=1
>>
>>I wonder why it's still blank?
>>WITH thisform.mycombobox1
>> .AddItem( 'N' )
>> .AddItem( 'Y' )
>> .AddItem( 'NA' )
>> ENDWITH
>>thisform.mycombobox1.listindex=1
>
>Ok, then try Combobox.Value='N'

Thanks, I figured out my mistake and the listindex worked. I copied the control from another and the controlsource had been previously set to a var.
sorry!