1] Open the form with the form Designer. Add the prompt [Order By] for the control.  Using the mouse, select the combo control. See Below!

For discussion purposes, I will assume that you have already created quality indexes called CompanyNam, ContactNam, and CustomerID

2] Using the mouse, touch the vicinity of the form where you would like to place the new control. See Below!

3] Using the mouse, right mouse click on the new control and select Builder. See Below

4] The data for the control may be stored in an internal code array, in a table, or entered by hand. Select Data Entered By Hand! See Below!

6] Fill out the text options that are to be visible to the user. I shall use

1. Company Name
2. Contact Name
3. CompanyID

When finished, select the Value Tab. See Below!

7] Select a numeric variable with which to associate the combo box. I shall use IndexNo. See Below!

7] Select the valid event. When this combo box is selected, the designated procedure code will be executed. I choose to call a procedure called SetIndex to be stored in procedure Code.PRG   See Below!

8]  Make the control variable global. Initialize it to one of the values. Setting IndexNo to 1 will make Company Name appear in the control when the form is launched. It will also be necessary to Set Order To CompanyNam. See Below!

9] The code for ProcessIndex is listed below.

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