how do I populate a combo box

I have a combo box that pulls data from a database table and works fine.
My table looks like this:

field1 field2 field3
37 0.397 0.399 0.402
37 0.392 0.396 0.408
37 0.397 0.412 0.403
37 0.397 0.476 0.403
38 0.398 0.452 0.403
38 0.398 0.409 0.403
38 0.398 0.402 0.404
38 0.398 0.401 0.404

The problem is, I only want the combo box to display one instance of "field1". For example, I want 37 to be displayed only once, instead of twice, and 38 once, and so on...

THANX for any help on this!!!!

Sorry I do not have more information, but you might look at using the MSHFlexGrid Control. It allows you to connect to a database table and display the information the way you describe.

You will need to add the Microsoft Flexgrid Control to your project.

Why dont you add a distict word to you selection sql statement.

select distict colom1 from table...
where ...

I needed to do the same thing in an app I was working on recently and this is how I tackled it, the most important piece of this code is making sure sort the fields so they appear in order...

Code:

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Dim sSQL as String
Dim rst as Recordset
Dim PrevItem

' Make sure items are displayed in order
sSQL = "SELECT field1 FROM Table ORDER BY field1 ASC;"

Set rst = DB.OpenRecordset(sSQL)

If not rst.RecordCount = 0 then

  rst.MoveFirst

  While Not rst.EOF
   
    ' Only add to combo box if the current item is different from the previous item
    If Not rst!field1 = PrevItem then

      Combo1.AddItem rst!field1

      PrevItem = rst!field1

    End if

    rst.MoveNext

  Wend

End if

rst.Close
set rst = Nothing

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:)