Thanks, Keith - works like a charm.
>>>You can actually bind the DataSource of a list control directly to the DataReader. However, I think a cleaner method is to populate an ArrayList or SortedList object and bind the DataSource to it.
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>>That was my first thought too, Keith, but how do I associate the DisplayMember and ValueMember with different columns of the ArrayList or SortedList?
>
>For a SortedList, set the DisplayMember property to "Value" and the ValueMember property to "Key". For an ArrayList, set the DisplayMember and ValueMembers to the properties of the object that reflect the Key&Value pair:
>
>
>Public Class Person
>
> Private _SSN As String
> Private _Name As String
>
> Public Property SSN() As String
> Get
> Return _SSN
> End Get
> Set(ByVal Value As String)
> _SSN = Value
> End Set
> End Property
>
> Public Property Name() As String
> Get
> Return _Name
> End Get
> Set(ByVal Value As String)
> _Name = Value
> End Set
> End Property
>
> Public Sub New(ByVal SSN As String, ByVal Name As String)
> Me._SSN = SSN
> Me._Name = Name
> End Sub
>
>End Class
>
>Dim People As New ArrayList()
>People.Add(New Person("111-11-1111", "John Doe"))
>People.Add(New Person("111-11-1112", "Jane Doe"))
>
>
>In the previous example, you would set the DisplayMember to "Name" and the ValueMember to "SSN".
>
>I'm making the assumption that the Windows Forms controls work like the ASP.NET controls, so I hope this all works for you!
>>-Steve->>
Steve Sawyer
Geeks and Gurus, Inc.