Peculiar issue in .net windows application

[sraja]

Dear All,

I am facing a peculiar type of issue while using .net windows application..I just added a combobox and listbox into a form. while running I found the items in the listbox and combobox are invisible...In combo box the items are visible only when it is a selected item.

can anyone help me out of this issue?

Thanks in advance

Regards,
Raja.

[Plater]

What are you using for code?
You said this was a windows application? Are you setting the items in the designer or in your own code?

[sraja]

What are you using for code?
You said this was a windows application? Are you setting the items in the designer or in your own code?

First, I would like to thank you for an immediate response.

I am using C#, visual studio .net 2003 but I am also finding it in vb application too. yes, it is windows application.
Yes, in designer..I just dragged and dropped the combo box and list box and added item from the item collections property.

Raja.

[Plater]

When you're in the designer and have one of those objects selected, you go over to the properties window and select the "Items" line. In the right column when you click there a "..." box should appear yes?
Click that and it should expand into a window for you to type in (looks like a big textbox).
Is there a blank line at the top? It kind of sounds like you just have a blank line item at the begining, causing your controls to appear "empty".
Other then that, I cannot think of another reason they would appear empty unles you modify them in the code somehow.

[sraja]

When you're in the designer and have one of those objects selected, you go over to the properties window and select the "Items" line. In the right column when you click there a "..." box should appear yes?
Click that and it should expand into a window for you to type in (looks like a big textbox).
Is there a blank line at the top? It kind of sounds like you just have a blank line item at the begining, causing your controls to appear "empty".
Other then that, I cannot think of another reason they would appear empty unles you modify them in the code somehow.

No there is no blank line at the top...but still if there is a blank line, only one row will be blank but in my case all the list item in dropdown is blank...I tried with web application there the dropdown is working fine...
any ways thank you for your support I will have to look for any alternative solution

Thanks,
Raja.