And this worked because I have a "blank" for the first item in my
list with the listindex of 0.

My question to you is why do you have a "blank" item in your ListBox at all?
What does having that accomplish for you? I ask because I can't think of any
reason where doing this makes sense. Think about all the commercial and/or
professional programs you have used... do you ever remember seeing a "blank"
item in a ListBox (or ComboBox for that matter)?

Rick