>Erik
>
>I now have the select statement in the init event on my form:
>
>

>SELECT DISTINCT reports.descrip ;
>FROM ("U:\Data\Reports.dbf") ;
>INTO ARRAY neil
>
>WITH thisform.list1
>	.RowSource = 5
>	.RowSource = 'neil'
>	.ColumnCount = 1
>ENDWITH
>

>
>But nothing shows in my list box. Is there any reason for this?
>

It's a scope problem. When you create the array in the Init method, it's local to that method. You need to make the array a property of either the form or the listbox. Then, be sure to refer to it as This.Neil (or whatever) when you use it.

Tamar