Didn't think so, but assigned one anyway. No change. Still displays a blank rectangle on clicking the down arrow. I've tried to hang a breakpoint at the beginning of my Start procedure, but it won't 'break'.



>Sorry, I haven't used a list in that way with a combo box, so I'm guessing here.
>Do you think you might have to assign a value member?
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>>No, in that the Combobox is painted on the form, but when you click on the down arrow, it shows a blank. Tried to take a screen shot, but it closes when the form loses focus.
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>>>>First thing I should mention, this is a windows form in a console app
>>>>
>>>>Now, having said that - I've got the following combobox that I want to have display 'this' year and the previous 3 years.
>>>>
>>>>So....
>>>>

>>>>    class YearList
>>>>    {
>>>>      public string YearNum { get; set; }
>>>>      public int YearVal { get; set; }
>>>>      public YearList(int v, string y)
>>>>      {
>>>>        YearVal = v;
>>>>        YearNum = y;
>>>>      }
>>>>    }
>>>>        string ThisYear = DateTime.Today.Year.ToString();
>>>>        try
>>>>        {
>>>>          YearList[] list = new YearList[]
>>>>          {
>>>>          new YearList(0, "Select Year"),
>>>>          new YearList(1,ThisYear),
>>>>          new YearList(2, (Convert.ToInt32(ThisYear)-1).ToString()),
>>>>          new YearList(3, (Convert.ToInt32(ThisYear)-2).ToString()),
>>>>          new YearList(4, (Convert.ToInt32(ThisYear)-3).ToString())
>>>>          };
>>>>          cbYear.DataSource = list;
>>>>          cbYear.DisplayMember = "YearNum";
>>>>        }
>>>>        catch (Exception em)
>>>>        {
>>>>          MessageBox.Show(em.Message);
>>>>        }
>>>>        this.ShowDialog();
>>>>

>>>>
>>>>Generates no errors....also generates no display on the form.
>>>>
>>>>And whilst I'm here, I've got another combobox on the form that I'm trying to fill from a table with
>>>>

>>>>        DataTable Cnty = new DataTable("CntyTbl");
>>>>        SqlDataAdapter CA = new SqlDataAdapter(Cntycmd);
>>>>        CA.Fill(Cnty);
>>>>        cbCnty.DataSource = Cnty;
>>>>        cbCnty.DisplayMember = "TypeDesc";
>>>>        cbCnty.ValueMember = "TypeCode";
>>>>        cbCnty.Items.Insert(0, "all");
>>>>        cbCnty.Items.Insert(0, "Select CSCD");
>>>>

>>>>
>>>>Generates no errors....also generates no display on the form.
>>>>
>>>>So, what am I missing?
>>>
>>>Do the list and combo box appear on the form?