Srini,That works! Thank you very much!

Srini,I see how that works but I only have 1 dropdown. I'm using "this.rawValue = DropDownList2.rawValue" in the EXIT event but it doesn't change the value when you exit the field.

Thanks Srini!  I'm now able to populate a text field but I still can't get it to populate the dropdown field. I'm not sure of the javascript to use to assign the value to the dropdown. To assign the value to the textfield I'm using "TextField1.rawValue = DropDownList2.rawValue"

I would like a dropdown list that includes full definitions for the user to look at but when they select the item that they want only the abbreviation shows on the form. For example in my List Items is says "Illinois" but when they select "Illinois" it populates the field with the binding value of "...