I am not 100% clear here....but do you want to avoid the need of clicking with the mouse?

If so, try

KEYBOARD "{x41A0}"

in the GotFocus event of the combo box.

Joe

>vfp 3.0
>
>I have a combo box that is used to browse
>records, however user must click on textbox
>of combo and then type in characters for
>combo to find records.
>
>How can I make the combo activate with a
>blinking cursor in the text box area so it
>is awaiting user input when the form is activated?
>
>Thanks and have a good day!
>
>Becky