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>>.Parent.Enabled?
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>
>Thierry,
>No none of them.
>Now found ( I am rebuilding step by step) that combo gets enabled when I add code in the ControlSource property. Total mistery for me. ControlSource = mycursor.myfield which exists and shows its value in an other txtbox on the form.
>How is this possible, what could possibly be the reason for this behavior?
>Regards,
>Koen
>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>I am stugling with a combobox which remains unabled, at least I cannot manipulate, nothing is shown, no drop down etc.
>>>Have put a watch in my debugger on
>>>

>>>_screen.forms(1).Pageframe.Page1.combo1.enabled = .T.
>>>_screen.forms(1).Pageframe.Page1.combo1.readonly = .F.
>>>

>>>these values do not change, yet the combobox is enabled, Still it is not enabled, have also set, just for the purpose of checking the disabledbackcolor to rgb(255,255,0) and yes the combo is yellow.
>>>Where else than the props. enabled and readonly should I check?
>>>
>>>Regards,
>>>Koen

Stupid question -- did you set the rowsource for the control? That would populate the dropdown list values while the controsource specifies the value that was selected in the dropdown list part.