>Hi All
>
>I have been working on a combo class that I want to do some processing based on what the user is typing. I put some code in the InteractiveChange method and was having problems with the first character typed. So I decided to go to the least common denominator and tested the base class.
>
>I added a textbox and a combo to a form. In the combo I added this code:
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>thisform.text1.value = this.displayvalue
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>When I run the form I get this:
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>combo.display textbox.value
>a
>ab ab
>abc abc
>
>It seems that the first character is not in displayvalue until the second character is typed. This only happens the first time the combo is used. Any ideas?
>
>I am using vfp7 sp1
>
>Thanks.

I've duplicated your test above & see the same effect in V6 SP5.

No idea on why the first char is skipped - but if the BoundTo property is set to .T., then it works as expected.