Hello,

The example below can be copied and pasted into a new file.

Example.aspx:
<%@ Page Language="C#" %>

<%@ Register Assembly="Coolite.Ext.Web" Namespace="Coolite.Ext.Web" TagPrefix="ext" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" 
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<script runat="server">
    protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        this.MyData.DataSource = new object[]
            {
                new object[]{"AL", "Alabama", "The Heart of Dixie"},
                new object[] {"AK", "Alaska", "The Land of the Midnight Sun"},
                new object[] {"AZ", "Arizona", "The Grand Canyon State"},
                new object[] {"AR", "Arkansas", "The Natural State"},
                new object[] {"CA", "California", "The Golden State"},
                new object[] {"CO", "Colorado", "The Mountain State"},
                new object[] {"CT", "Connecticut", "The Constitution State"},
                new object[] {"DE", "Delaware", "The First State"},
                new object[] {"DC", "District of Columbia", "The Nation's Capital"},
                new object[] {"FL", "Florida", "The Sunshine State"},
                new object[] {"GA", "Georgia", "The Peach State"},
                new object[] {"HI", "Hawaii", "The Aloha State"},
                new object[] {"ID", "Idaho", "Famous Potatoes"},
                new object[] {"IL", "Illinois", "The Prairie State"},
                new object[] {"IN", "Indiana", "The Hospitality State"},
                new object[] {"IA", "Iowa", "The Corn State"},
                new object[] {"KS", "Kansas", "The Sunflower State"},
                new object[] {"KY", "Kentucky", "The Bluegrass State"},
                new object[] {"LA", "Louisiana", "The Bayou State"},
                new object[] {"ME", "Maine", "The Pine Tree State"},
                new object[] {"MD", "Maryland", "Chesapeake State"},
                new object[] {"MA", "Massachusetts", "The Spirit of America"},
                new object[] {"MI", "Michigan", "Great Lakes State"},
                new object[] {"MN", "Minnesota", "North Star State"},
                new object[] {"MS", "Mississippi", "Magnolia State"},
                new object[] {"MO", "Missouri", "Show Me State"},
                new object[] {"MT", "Montana", "Big Sky Country"},
                new object[] {"NE", "Nebraska", "Beef State"},
                new object[] {"NV", "Nevada", "Silver State"},
                new object[] {"NH", "New Hampshire", "Granite State"},
                new object[] {"NJ", "New Jersey", "Garden State"},
                new object[] {"NM", "New Mexico", "Land of Enchantment"},
                new object[] {"NY", "New York", "Empire State"},
                new object[] {"NC", "North Carolina", "First in Freedom"},
                new object[] {"ND", "North Dakota", "Peace Garden State"},
                new object[] {"OH", "Ohio", "The Heart of it All"},
                new object[] {"OK", "Oklahoma", "Oklahoma is OK"},
                new object[] {"OR", "Oregon", "Pacific Wonderland"},
                new object[] {"PA", "Pennsylvania", "Keystone State"},
                new object[] {"RI", "Rhode Island", "Ocean State"},
                new object[] {"SC", "South Carolina", "Nothing Could be Finer"},
                new object[] {"SD", "South Dakota", "Great Faces, Great Places"},
                new object[] {"TN", "Tennessee", "Volunteer State"},
                new object[] {"TX", "Texas", "Lone Star State"},
                new object[] {"UT", "Utah", "Salt Lake State"},
                new object[] {"VT", "Vermont", "Green Mountain State"},
                new object[] {"VA", "Virginia", "Mother of States"},
                new object[] {"WA", "Washington", "Green Tree State"},
                new object[] {"WV", "West Virginia", "Mountain State"},
                new object[] {"WI", "Wisconsin", "America's Dairyland"},
                new object[] {"WY", "Wyoming", "Like No Place on Earth"} 
            };
        
        this.MyData.DataBind();

        if (CB1.Items.Count > 0)
        {
            lblFirstItem.Text = "CB1.Items.Count = " + CB1.Items.Count;
        }
        else
        {
            lblFirstItem.Text = "CB1.Items.Count is empty!";    
        }
        }
</script>

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head id="Head1" runat="server">
    <title>Untitled Page</title>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
        <ext:ScriptManager ID="ScriptManager1" runat="server" ScriptMode="Debug">     
        </ext:ScriptManager>
        
        <ext:Store ID="MyData" runat="server" AutoLoad="true">
            <Reader>
                <ext:ArrayReader>
                    <Fields>
                        <ext:RecordField Name="abbr" />
                        <ext:RecordField Name="state"/>
                        <ext:RecordField Name="nick"/>
                    </Fields>
                </ext:ArrayReader>
            </Reader>            
        </ext:Store>
        
        Not Editable:
        <ext:ComboBox runat="server" ID="CB1" AutoPostBack="true"
            StoreID="MyData" 
            Editable="false"
            DisplayField="state"
            ValueField="abbr"
            TypeAhead="true" 
            Mode="Local"
            ForceSelection="true"
            TriggerAction="All"
            EmptyText="Select a state..."
            Select&#111;nfocus="true">
        </ext:ComboBox>    
        
        <asp:Label ID="lblFirstItem" runat="server" />
    </form>
</body>
</html>
The message is always display "CB1.Items.Count is empty!".

Wouldn't the .Items of the ComboBox be attached to the Store object? Or is the Store only initiating the values on postback?

Confused.

Timothy