"Bruce A. Julseth" <bruceajNoSpam@attglobal.net> wrote in message
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> Sorry. The other post got sent before I was complete.
>
> Does the ValueMember property in the ComboBox work like the DisplayMember
> property. For example, if I set the properties:
>
> comboBox1.DataSource = dataSet1
> comboBox1.DisplayMember ="Employees.LastName"
> comboBox1.ValueMember = "Employees.EmployeeID"
>
> If I select from the box a "LastName", I can retrive that selected name.
How
> do I retrieve the "ValueMember" setting, ie the "EmployeeID" for the
> selected "LastName."
>
> Or, isn't that the way ValueMember works? Is so, how does it work and how
is
> it used. I'm looking for a replacement for the VB.Compatibility
> "VB6.GetItemData."
>
> Thank you..
>
> Bruce
>
>