You're using a 'System.Windows.Forms.ListBox' right?

That's strange, I've tried the code and it returns the selected item.

Sorry, no idea.

>Robert,
>
>Thanks for your suggestion.
>
>Oddly, when I try that, the string that I get is "System.Data.DataRowView", i.e. a type description.
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>Any idea what is going on here??
>
>Jim