>Pete,
>
>If the rowsourcetype of the combo is Fields the rowsource must be Alias.Field1,Field2,Field3. Note that the alias is ONLY on the first field name and not the others. The message you are getting is exactly the message that this syntax error will evoke.

Jim,
my settings are exactly like that, I am a big user of combos in grids and elsewhere but this "bug" is so intermittent it's got me scratching the dome
Regards
Pete