hi, use following code here cnn is connection object Dim Schema As DataTable = cnn.GetOleDbSchemaTable _ (OleDbSchemaGuid.Tables, New Object() {Nothing, Nothing, Nothing, "TABLE"}) For Each row As DataRow In Schema.Rows If Not row.Item(2).ToString.StartsWith("~") Then Me.ComboBox1.Items.Add(row.Item(2).ToString) End If Next hope this helps Rupesh Kumar Swami Software Engineer, Integrated Solution, Bikaner (India) My Company

Hi dear i think here is your answer http://www.codeproject.com/cs/miscctrl/ReadOnlyComboBox.asp Salman Sheikh