This usually means the font assigned to the listbox is not recognized. I
know combo's will show a delimiter character if a tab character is entered
(chr$(9) or vbTab), regardless of font.
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: When I create a combo or list box and enter text or numbers they
: appear as Squares or ||||| ?
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: VB5LE
: WinXP Pro
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: Any Ideas?
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: Thanks in advance
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