>>>Ok. Did you get it working?
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>>oh no not really...the bound to property was set to true. but no difference
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>What code do you currently have and what are the properties on this combobox now? Post the whole form's code.
form,s ACtivate

SELECT sum(period1), sum(period2),sum(period3),(period4),; &&Period 1-12 are the combo boxes that supposoed 2 change when i 
	sum(period5), sum(period6),sum(period7),(period8),;   && change my value in the combo box
	sum(period9), sum(period10),sum(period11),(period12);
	FROM busin_profit WHERE itemtype = 'E' AND loanid = apprClientID INTO Array expTotArray

SELECT busin_profit
set filter to BUSIN.ITEMTYPE = 'E'
GO TOP

THISFORM.REFRESH
custsubform::activate()

INIT

select client
seek Apprclientid

SELECT BUSIN

combo interactive change

lnpk=thisform.comboDescrip.Value
IF SEEK(lnpk,'BUSIN','id')
thisform.Refresh()
ENDIF

bound to set to true.id being a character