Form designer rules?

I want to use an sql select statement as the row source for a combo box..

- When I set the row source type to 3-SQL and enter the row source as "select space distinct from map into cursor T1" attempting to run the form results in "Program error Unrecognized command verb" - If I set the row source type to 2-Alias and the row source to T1 and put the SQL select statement into the init method of the control the Combo box populates properly.

I would have expected that the system would be smart enough to run the SQl statement before trying to use it's output. Is there something else I need to call perhaps in the form init method?

Thanks in advance,

Joe

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