>>I have a ComboBox with two columns (Client_Name, Client_ID). The BoundColumn is #1...I also need to know and use the value in column #2...
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>>How do I access the column 2 info?
>>I know I could change the boundcolumn get This.Value and change the boundcloumn back...but that's dumb....
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>>What is the right way?
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>>TIA
>>Rick
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>If combo.rowsource is fields or alias, then you check rowsource field values in current record, or to feel safer you can:
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>IF SEEK(thisform.combo.value,"clients","id")=.T.
> nClientId=clients.id
>ENDIF
>
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Thank you for your input. I ended up using a select into a cursor for my rowsource, because I needed this combobox ordered by the client name...the rest of the form was based on the client ID....so I get the info I needed by temp.client_ID...

Rick