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Have you tried Locked = true / enabled = false in your combo properties?<br />
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An alternative if you don't want the arrow visible at all is to use a listbox and size it down to a single row of data.
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Have you tried Locked = true / enabled = false in your combo properties?

An alternative if you don't want the arrow visible at all is to use a listbox and size it down to a single row of data.

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Or use a textbox and query your result, which can be stored in a disconnected recordset.
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Or use a textbox and query your result, which can be stored in a disconnected recordset.

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Is there a way to make a combobox look like a textbox. &nbsp;Basically I have an ID that I need the DataSource propoerty but then want to display it as a textbox so they can't click a down arrow.
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Is there a way to make a combobox look like a textbox.  Basically I have an ID that I need the DataSource propoerty but then want to display it as a textbox so they can't click a down arrow.

Make a combobox like a textbox

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