Some thing is seriously wrong here I have spent hours going over why this
wont work can anybody help me.

.STARTLABELEVENT method just wont work.

Dim lstX As ListItem

    Set lstX = lsvList.ListItems.Add(, "NEW LIST ITEM KEY", "NEW LIST ITEM
TEXT")

      lsvList.EditMode=tvwManual

    Set lsvList.SelectedItem = lsvList.ListItems(lstX.Index)
    lsvList.StartLabelEdit

The lsvList_BeforeLabelEdit(Cancel As Integer) Event is even fireing.

See comments below...

Hope this helps,
Tom.

On Mon, 20 Apr 1998 16:28:05 -0000, "Kane Sherlock"

    lsvList.SetFocus
    lsvList.StartLabelEdit

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< --- code begins here --->

Private Sub Form_Activate()
    ListView1.SetFocus
    ListView1.StartLabelEdit
End Sub

Private Sub Form_Load()
    ListView1.LabelEdit = lvwManual
    ListView1.ListItems.Add , "item1", "New Item Text"

    ListView1.SelectedItem = "item1"
End Sub

Private Sub ListView1_BeforeLabelEdit(Cancel As Integer)
    Debug.Print ListView1.SelectedItem
End Sub

< --- code ends here --->

It seems you need an extra listview.setfocus to get the job done ...
And you must put the call in the form_Activate, because you can't call the
setfocus from the form_Load event.

hope this solves your problem ...
greetz
Christophe VG