There is a problem with setting the ListIndex property: it changes the value of the control. A better way is to set the TopIndex property to 1: this property sets which item in the combo box will be the top item when the combo box is opened.

Rick

>Thanx, it works!
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>>Hi Ian,
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>>>I looked at that option but it (along with LIST) is set to NONE on all my drop downs, and is not editable... any ideas???
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>>Yeah, its read-only at desing time. Put this code in the DropDown Event of you Combo:
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>>This.ListItem = 1
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>>You may need some creative way to reset the ListItem if the a new Item isn't chosen.