I'm using it like this when I want to display description in my combobox. I'm also using SBO 9.0 PL5
Public cmb_Type As ComboBox
cmb_Type = frmGenerator.Items.Item("cmb_Type").Specific
oQuery = ("SELECT Code, Name FROM [" & Main.oCompany.CompanyDB & "]..[@APP_SERVICE]")
oRec.DoQuery(oQuery)
frmGenerator.Items.Item("cmb_Type").DisplayDesc = True
If (cmb_Type.ValidValues.Count > 0) Then
For i As Integer = 0 To cmb_Type.ValidValues.Count Step -1
cmb_Type.ValidValues.Remove(i, BoSearchKey.psk_Index)
Next
End If
While Not oRec.EoF
cmb_Type.ValidValues.Add(oRec.Fields.Item(0).Value, oRec.Fields.Item(1).Value)
oRec.MoveNext()
End While