Question about combo boxes

[David Coker]

Hello folks,
I've just started a new project that will make use of several combo 
boxes. Some of these will be used only in a reporting function while 
others will determine how the processing is handled from a separate 
button in the stack.

Question: Is there a way to extract the current item selected on any 
given combo box for use with the handler of a different control 
(button), without the use of global variables? I've tried several 
different ideas, none of which have worked for me.

Regards,
David C.