>I am a beginner ... please do not snigger ...
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>I have a list box, who's contents are determined from a selection from another list box control.
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>Once the control in question is .Requery() and before .Refresh(), i wish to automatically select the first element. How do I achieve this ?
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>Thanks,

You showed so much respect for this little listbox :) I didn't know, that listbox is animated...:)