Fabio,

You don't have to wait for the next VFP vsersion. Take a look at article A Better Alternative to the Combo Box by Edward McDermott in March 2003 issue of FoxTalk.

>After to have read vary messages, I would want some comment to this test.
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>The result is that the practical time in order to create a ComboBox
>( with rowsource empty ) is medium 10 times the time necessary to create a textBox.
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>Ok, ComboBox and Spinner is composite object, but 10 times it is difficult to comprise.
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>Strangely, for a ListBox the time is inferior.
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>Strangely, now editbox is more fast of textBox.
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>The optimal Fox Team job carried out from the VFP6 to the VFP7 ( gain 5 times on more control) and now to the VFP8 ( gain 10 times on grid !!! ) makes us to hope that also for Spinner and the ComboBox the time comes reduced.
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>Hello to All
>Fabio