You can use cast(thisform.cboList.value as int) and there is no error if the value is already an int.

>I have found that when binding a listbox to a numeric value, and then later retrieving that value, it is always safest to use:
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>lnValue=val(transform(thisform.cboList.value))
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>as sometimes the listbox can return a numeric value, and sometimes it can return a character and I got tired of trying to remember when and what caused the difference.