Q. How do I make a Combo box drop down when 
the control first gets focus? 

A. One way that this can be done in VB5 is 
with the SendKeys command as follows:

'Put this in Combo1_GotFocus:

 If Combo1.ListIndex = -1 Then
    SendKeys "{F4}{Down}"
 Else
    SendKeys "{F4}"
 End If

This will make it dropdown and select first item 
if nothing is selected or just drop down if there 
is an item already selected.

(30-Jul-98 DBotkin voelker@erinet.com