I am trying to programmatically remove selected items from a multi-select control unsuccessfully. The idea is that we have placeholder items that when selected, automatically populate items without requiring the user to select each one individually. So far, I have been able to remove them by clearing the filter and replacing the control's value property. The problem is that when I return back to the control the placeholder item I had removed re-appears. I have also tried applying the same logic to the dataitems property. I also tried to figure out how to overwrite or cancel the change event all without success. I have spent several hours now trying to add this functionality and am frankly a bit frustrated. I am also now examining other attributes/properties of the control to see if I can determine how/where the control is remembering the previous item selected. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Mike