Why is it that I cannot have a date field initially selected in a combo box. All I want to have is the value from a field displayed in the combo box without having to select it (it's blank when I run the form). I don't even need to set the control source as the purpose is only a read-only lookup. I have tried to put in the 'Init' of the form the following:

ThisForm.cboHistory.Value = PenStatView.StatusDate
ThisForm.cboHistory.Refresh()

I've also tried in the 'Init' of the control:

This.Value = PenStatView.StatusDate
This.Refresh()

I get a message saying: "Error: Value - Data Type Mismatch. Unbinding object cboHistory."

What should I do?