Hi Tamar,

- the combo's row source is an array that is a property of the combo
- it's bound to a field in a cursor with the binding happening on Col 2 of the array (Col 1 is the display name)
- the array is not filled in until the form's .Init() code because I have to wait until then to get a parameter that then determines the array contents
- after populating the array, I issue .Requery() to bring the rows into the combo and then .Refresh() to get the display up to date; I had assumed the .Refresh() would have reset both .ListIndex and .ListItemID

- in this case, if I start up the form with the bound field at it's default (zero), since there is no corresponding entry in the array with that value, I would have assumed that .ListItemID would have been -1 and .ListIndex = 0; ListIndex is correct but ListItemID is a 1; the display is correct i.e. a blank row shows and if you click the down arrow on the control, it shows that no row has been chosen yet.

- I was getting incorrect results because .ListItemID was incorrect; the code now checkes both .ListItemID and .ListIndex and both have to be greater than zero - but that's only to handle the problem, should not really have to do that.

Thanks,
Albert

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>Remind me. You're set ControlSource to the relevant field? Refreshed the combo?
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>Tamar