Bob,
I'm not completely clear on your architecture, but it may be that you need to issue a Requery to the combobox in the PostRequeryHook() of the business object. For example:
PostRequeryHook()
ThisForm.Combobox.Requery()
Regards,
Kevin McNeish
Eight-Time .NET MVP
VFP and iOS Author, Speaker & Trainer
Oak Leaf Enterprises, Inc.
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