>Hi all
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>How can I get the grid on my form to display from cDesc when the col does not have a focus. When it gets the focus the cbo which is contained in the col show work on the ControlSouce iItemID.
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>Right now when the column has focus the looks are nice, but as soon as the focus is lost the iItemID is displayed in the col.

Change the order of columns in combo. Combo always displays the first column as DisplayValue (and incremental search works on it).
ie: If it's : ID, Desc and bundcolumn =1
Make it : Desc, ID and boundcolumn = 2

If this is not the problem you describe, check column.sparse and set to .f.
Cetin