>Already tried that, no change. But now here's the kicker. If I pull just the firstname, lastname and cboSelectPerson (the combobox) fields off the form to a separate form (running the same code), it works.
>
>On the Original form I've tried:
>Requery - no change
>setting the RowSource to '' before setting everything - no change.
>changing the name of the combobox - no change
>
>I've walked the code and watched the underlying cursor get populated, so I know there are data to go into the silly thing
>
>I've got a combobox acting like there's an empty cursor behind it. click on the down arrow and nothing happens

PMFJI, I didn't follow the thread and don't know the details.

"click on the down arrow and nothing happens"

Maybe there is something preventing you from clicking (a transparent container, shape in front or not enabled). Make sure it is enabled and also you can't drop down by keyboard (alt+space).

Also check inputmask and format.

PS: I don't know what your rowsource is, I would suggest using RowSourceType = 3- SQL and an SQL statement as the RowSource.