>Hi Jay,
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>> Why would it show as having a blank at first?
>
>If you haven't specified a value and haven't set the ListIndex property to 1, the combobox starts with an empty value. For a drop down list all values have to be in the list which is why VFP adds a blank item temporarily to the list.

Christof,

I think this only applies to certain RowSourceTypes. We've seen the exact same effect, but I believe it depended on the type.