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When dynamically changing the bound ADORecordset for a DataCombo or DataList control, the order you follow when assigning the properties is important. This is the correct sequence of operations to perform to change the bound recordset for these controls: Click here to copy the following block ' unbind the current sources Set DataCombo1.DataSource = Nothing Set DataCombo1.RowSource = Nothing ' set the new binding - start with the string properties DataCombo1.DataField = "ProductID"  ' the bound field in master table DataCombo1.BoundColumn = "ID"     ' the bound field in detail table DataCombo1.ListField = "ProductName" ' the display field in detail table Set DataCombo1.RowSource = rsProducts ' the detail table Set DataCombo1.DataSource = rsOrder  ' the master table

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