>>Hi,
>>
>>I have the following enum defined:
>>
>>

        public enum RateType : int
>>        {
>>            Standard = 1,
>>            Mail = 2,
>>            ZipX = 3
>>        }

>>
>>I need to let the user pick form a combo whether the rate is one of these (standard, Mail or ZipX) and store the int value back to the database.
>>
>>How would I define this in xaml?
>>
>>Something like this:
>>
>>

<ComboBox Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="1" Margin="0" Name="cboRateTypes" SelectedValue="{Binding rat_type, Mode=Default}" VerticalAlignment="Center" ItemsSource="{Binding}">
>>                                    <ComboBoxItem Content="Standard" />
>>                                    <ComboBoxItem Content="Mail" />
>>                                    <ComboBoxItem Content="ZipX" />
>>                                </ComboBox>

>
>MarkupExtension is one way to go. The first answer here gives an example which would work with any enum:
>http://stackoverflow.com/questions/58743/databinding-an-enum-property-to-a-combobox-in-wpf
>
>Or using ObjectDataProvider:
>http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/29495/Binding-and-Using-Friendly-Enums-in-WPF
>
>Both may look more complex than what you are looking for but will be useful again and again....

Thanks Viv,

much more complicated than the old VFP combo :(

I'll see if I can work out how to implement this.