>>I'm hoping someone can help me with this, I'm stuck!!!
>>I've got a form with a combo (drop down) box that uses a field in a table as it's source.
>>I would like to have the option of typing in a value, instead of only selecting from the list. When I type a string value into the combo box and then try to use it via the controls Value property, It's blank.
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>If you use an array instead of a table as the source any new values typed in will display in the combo after it loses focus.

Thanks Evan.

I don't need to add the new value to the combo, I only want to use the 'typed-in' value as a look-up key in a table. . . sort of a 'nearest match'. What do you think?

TIA