Bret,

There's an object that performs what you're looking for in the VFP 3 Codebook. Makes an interactive search in the lookup table. If there is no match, it calls an Addform.

José

>I am in need of a combo box in vfp 5.0a that is populated from a look up table, that the user can add data to,
>and the user can enter a key stroke for searching through the list. Can this be done all in one combo box.
>
>Key points
>
>Drop down list
>Search List on key strokes
>Add new item by just typing.
>
>TIA