Try the ListIndex property.

This.Listindex = 2

>After using VFP since ever, I have never done this:
>I fill alistbox with 2 columns, using .AddItem() etc. in a builder
>Everything works fine, exept when I fill existing data into the controls.
>
>How do I set a value in a listbox which does not have a value and is not bound.
>eg:

>Federal Taxes    |T1
>State Taxes      |T2
>Local Taxes      |T3

>now hen I fill I know that column2 is'T2'
>
>How can I make tthe 2nd item higlighted(selected)??
>
>Thanks in Advance
>
>
>Peter