I don't know if the itemdata property exists in VB.NET. I was able to bind the dataset to the listbox by using:

ListBox1.DataSource = lADO.objDataSet.Tables("employee")
ListBox1.DisplayMember = "empname"
ListBox1.ValueMember = "id"

However, I can't figure out how to retrieve the "id" or "empname" information.
Just for test purposes. I would like to iterate through the items in the listbox and display in a message box the empname and id. I can't believe I am having such trouble with an elementary thing. This was easy in VFP. I appreciate the help.

Randy Belcher