Access 2010 Combo Box Failure on Database Close

Problem: create a combo box with recordsource on table or query; Initially combo box "works" ; i.e when you begin to type values the combo box looks up the first matching value based on the recordsource.
HOWEVER: Once you close the database and reopen this functionality is completely LOST...the values are still in the recordsource, if you click the dropdown all the values are displayed; however when typing in values the combo box no longer gets the first
or any matching record.
Thus the combox is all but useless unless there are very/very few records.
Solutions I have tried:
1. Creating a compleley new datbase (blank) ; a blank form with only a combobox.
2. Importing my forms into a new blank database
3. changing the recordsource settings from queries to tables to sql.
4. running a /decomple on the database
Absolutely nothing I have done works and I have spend hours doing this.
I literally have no idea what is going on here.
Help ...this is a critical issue.
jawsurgeon

Hi Jawsurgeon,
According to the description, the AutoExpand feature provied by comboBox didn't work after you close the database.
Please first check the AutoExpand property is true. And here is a sample database, you can download it from link below:
ComboBoxAutoExpand
Also please check whether the KB below is helpful:
The AutoExpand property may not work when ANSI-92 syntax is enabled and the Combo Box RowSource does not use DISTINCT values
If it still didn't work, I suggest that you repair the Access to see whether the issue was fxied.
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