Here is a strange one. I have a combo-box on a very busy screen. The combo-box is populated from an array which is created via an SQL statement that reads a table of 300-400 records. Some here is where the strangeness begins: The user entered a value of "Oil & Grease" into the valid value table that is used to create the array for the combo-box. The combo-box drop-down list displays Oil & Grease. After selecting Oil & Grease the "&" is converted into an "_" (underscore) for the display value. Any input is appreciated! tia Steve.