This bug has been confirmed by MSFT.

It is cosmetic only. The .Value and .DisplayValue returned are correct.

Dan

>Hi Sasha,
>
>I see the same. Works properly in VFP7 and shows double & in VFP8. Looks like a bug to me.
>
>>Has anybody seen this kind of behavior?
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>>If you have a combobox on the form, Style - DropDown List and if any of the items have "&" character in it, when that item is selected, combobox shows one more "&" character next to "&" character that was already there.
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>>It seems that VFP 7 shows the text in combo box properly. I've noticed this only in VFP8.
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>>Clear as mud? Let me demonstrate.
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>>Just select the fourth item in the list: "dd &". When I select it, I see: "dd &&"
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