>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.

trying to do a macro substitution?

used to work on a system where the & sign designated field on screens, reports. couldn't use it in captions, etc. haven't seen that in vfp, but brings back some odd memories.

anyhow, maybe it is just having trouble displaying that in combo. have you tried other symbols?