>Interesting - no wonder I couldn't repeat it. All my subclassed lists and combos have the Column Count property default to 1. I only change it if there are more columns.
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>Barbara
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And I should do the same, my base combo box subclass leaves it at zero. I often use the builder when working with combo boxes, which of course sets the Column Count automatically. This time I just pulled it in from the form controls toolbar; after all, it was "just a simple little ol' combo box in a grid column". Slap together an AddItem() method and go for it. I guess the downside to using builders is they tend to make us take things for granted. Thanks again for your insight.