Hi people

ive got several combo boxs on a search form and its all working great if you select the items from the list, but have a problem if you type the value, the selectedvalue isnt being returned

what do i need to do, this is what im using to get the value when selecting via clicking

Private Sub BTYPE_ComboBox_SelectedIndexChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles BTYPE_ComboBox.SelectedIndexChanged
If Len(Trim(BTYPE_ComboBox.Text)) > 0 Then BTYPE_FILTER.Text = BTYPE_ComboBox.SelectedValue.ToString Else BTYPE_FILTER.Text = 0
End Sub

many thanks