Public Function GetEmployeeNameList(ByVal dataOwnerID As Integer) As DataSet ' Get a reference to the data access object Dim dao As mmDataAccessBase = Me.GetDataAccessObject() ' Build the SQL command string Dim mySql As String mySql = "SELECT EmployeeID, (NameFirst + ' ' + NameLast) AS EmployeeName From Employee" ' Get a DataSet filled with the result set Return Me.GetDataSet(mySql)Then set you BindingSourceDisplayMember to the EmployeeName column in the dataset returned by you business object.