If I do the following...

with userform1
.textbox1.value = "Some text to display"
.show (modal)
end with

The form displays but the text box doesn't show. It's as if the form had
no controls. However, if I add a msgbox command...

with userform1
.textbox1.value = "Some text to display"
.show (modal)
msgbox "Press OK to continue.."
end with

The modal form displays correctly.

How can I get the modal form to do what I want without having to wait
for input, which defeats the whole purpose of using a modal form to pass
information?

Regards, John M