Hi Tom,
First, remember that Combos will let users add a new value into the field, but drop-down list boxes won't. The user has to choose from the specified values.

Second, could you explain the statement: "...the list is a two column list. Is there any way to get both fields..."

I'm assuming you are showing two fields. Do you want to search both together? Remember you have "DisplayValue" and "Value" for combos/dropdown lists. And 'Value' can be a field that isn't shown on the screen. For example, if you have 2 fields shown on the screen but your unique ID field is a third field, you'd set the ColumnCount to 3, but the ColumnWidths to 100,100,0. Then set BoundColumn to 3 and your 'invisible' column is the one being stored, used as the Combo.value property, etc.

HTH
Barbara

>HI Nadya and Thanks.
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>The suggestion works to fill the blank.
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>What I failed to mention is that the list is a two column list. Is there any way to get both fields AND .......
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>I want this to be really just a look up. I do not want the user to be able to change the list. I assumed that setting the combo to read only = .t. would satisfy this but doing that just made the list impossible to get too.
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>Thanks again.
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>Tom
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>I here it is as Hot in Boston this week as it is way down here in the south?