thanks doug - i was not aware that user could access and delete the false entries - that's easy enough.

the second part is a little too complicated for my abilities - i've read up on lostfocus method but can't find any sample codes. the seek or locate don't seem to work on their own - thanks for the suggestion though - I appreciate the response.

k


>Hi Karen.
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>>What i'm getting is alphabetic search alternatives as is supposed to happen BUT with history of previous typos and entries from previous sessions - i don't know why these text entries are being retained. So firstly how do i ammend my code to get rid of history and display only alpha listing of records?
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>You can remove an item by pressing the arrow key to move to it and pressing Delete. If you want to do it programmatically, open the table specified in the AutoCompTable property ("AutoComp.dbf" if you leave AutoCompTable blank) and delete any records you wish.
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>>Secondly - embarassed to admit - when i move to phase two (to jump to the rcord selected) i always end up with the top entry, How do i capture the selected entry and move the record selection to that point.
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>That you'll have to code yourself. Perhaps use something like SEEK This.Value in the LostFocus method of the textbox.
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>Doug