>>>Either, or. Tell us about the rowsource and rowsourcetype. This matters.
>>
>>the rowsource is set to 2 fields in the dbf and the rowsourcetype is set to fields. I seek a record that IS there then "DO FORM DLIST". Just before the form activated, I issue a 'BROW' just to make sure it found the record. then in the activate section of the listbox :
>>seek mcateg
>>thisform.mylistbox1.requery
>>thisform.mylistbox1.refresh
>>thisform.refresh
>>but it appears set to the fisrt record in the file!
>
>Seek _after_ the requery.

Thats having no effect either,. Do I put this code in the form itself(activate section) or in the listbox's init section? Also would an inde on the file have any adverse effects?