>>You should define appropriate RowSource for the combo, which should cover (be linked to) Combo.ControlSource. Then Sparse=.f. >will give you requested appearance.
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>I think I'm missing something.
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>The Combo.RowSource is set to a lookup table, fields Description and ID. (Combo.BoundColumn is set to 2.). The Combo.ControlSource is set to a field of the main table.
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>Steve
I have reproduced this case and it works perfectly on my machine. Try to start testing with 1-column combo and, if it will work, add second column.
Edward Pikman
Independent Consultant