Thanks Erik. By this time I had managed to use my own tired little brain to sort it out. It turns out what I really really wanted was to find out if the value typed in did appear in the list, and there is another "list" type property that has a positive integer if the value is in the list, so I used that instead of searching thru the listitem array.

I feel like before I attempt to use a new control, I should read over the properties and any that aren't completely clear, get you guys to explain to me.

I really do appreciate everyone's help, even if I am a wise*ss every once and a while :-)

>John had the right intentions- he meant ListItem()
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>FOR i = 1 TO THISFORM.MyListBox.ListCount
>	?THISFORM.MyListBox.ListItem(i)
>ENDFOR
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>>Why isn't Items documented either in the VFP help file or the hackers guide? I might be taking back my complimentary comments there John! ;-)
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>>>ROFLMAO ... is that a compliment or otherwise?
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>>>>Doh! That's it exactly! Thanks John, I am coming to believe that I can count on you!
>>>>
>>>>>What about the Items collection? ComboBox.Items(1)...etc.
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>>>>>>Is there a way to access the values that ended up in the combobox dropdown list?