>>Boris!!!!!!!!!
>>
>>:(((((((((((((
>>
>>This is another page - the first combo in first row appears blank :((((((((((((
>>
>>

>>with thisform.pageframe1.pagPrefEdit.grdPreferences
>>    .visible = .t.
>>   .recordsource = "rsSPPrefs"
>>   .rowheight    = 24
>>   .highlightstyle = 0
>>   .highlightrowlinewidth = 3
>>   *     .HighlightBackColor    = lnRowHighlightColor
>>   *     .SelectedItemBackColor = lnSelectionHighlightColor
>>   *     .HighlightForeColor    = rgb(255, 255, 255)
>>   .Column2.ControlSource = 'rsSPPrefs.Group_No'
>>   .column2.addobject("Combo1", "ComboBox")
>>   .column2.Combo1.rowsourcetype = 3
>>   .column2.Combo1.rowsource = "select Descrip, Group_No from csrSPGroups into cursor cTemp2 nofilter" 
>>   .column2.Combo1.boundcolumn = 2
>>   .column2.Combo1.boundto = .t.
>>
>>   .column2.Combo1.margin = 1
>>   .column2.Combo1.fontsize = 8
>>   .column2.Combo1.height = 24
>>   .column2.Combo1.visible = .t.
>>   .column2.Combo1.style = 2
>>   .column2.currentcontrol = "Combo1"
>>endwith

>>
>>Do you see what may be the problem?
>
>
>Sparse = .f.?

Yes. I'm going to change this grid to set the combo in design time instead. At least it works OK in other page (thanks to you) where I have it set in design-time.

I'll try the same in design-time now for this page also.