Einar,
I had initially typed out that you could try to use databindings for the listview, access the control's binding manager and set the binding manager position to wherever you need it...but Bonnie just pointed out to me that databinding isn't available for the listview.
(What threw me off is that Intellisense shows DataBinding capability for the listview, and I can bind at runtime without getting an error, but I also get blank list...sorry)
I just saw Bonnie's reply, which will work. (If the listview supports multi-select, you may need to 'unselect' any row(s) that are currently selected, but it will work). If the control isn't already selected, you may want to put in a Focus().
Kevin