Sometimes when I use a rowsourcetype of 'alias', I get similar problems. If I change it to 'fields', it seems to work better. I have no idea why.

Alan

>>Hey Jim!
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>>Is it in a grid? I'm having the same behavior with a combobox in a grid. It's a relatively obscure piece of functionality, so I've just dealt with it. Sparse is set to .f., and the control shows up in each column, but it just doesn't show the value until it has the focus.
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>Hi David. No, it's not in a grid, which makes it even more maddening. I've done this a thousand times and I've never had a problem until now.