Sergio,
Simply blank the ControlSource. Then in the combo.LostFocus() method put code that saves the value picked by the user. If they don't pick a value, the field will remain blank.

HTH
Barbara

>Every time I add a new record my combobox is being fill with the value of my SELECT statement.I want the user to choose it from the pull down options.
>
>The settings for the combobox are :
>BoundColumn = 2
>BoundTo = .T.
>ControlSource = sales.branch
>RowSource = Select branch_name, branch FROM branches ORDER BY name ; INTO CURSOR MybranchList
>
>Any help is appreciated.
>
>Thanks,
>Sergio