And in debugging what was the value of say "bunitsCB.Text"

Thats just the problem. Im not getting a value for bunitsCB.Text. The value is visible on the screen but I cannot figure out how to call it for the switch statement. It is in the database, it shows in the combo box but unless I reselect it it does not get assigned to bunitsCB.Text.

HELPPPPPPP

Then dont use the .Text but the selected item... and yes I know you had an error before but it was the right thing just in the wrong way

When you set the DataSource or load the Items manually, you could just set the SelectedIndex property to 0. That should keep you from getting errors about nothing being selected. I guess whether or not you can do this would have to depend on any Business rules in place or requirements.