ComboBox object variable not set

Question

Below is a very simplified code representing my problem.  I am trying to create comboboxes with lists and then separately set the value.  The user can accept the pre-defined value or select from the list.  I don't always want the first item in the list to be the value. 

Option Explicit

Dim MyDropDown As Object

Dim MyList as Variant

Sub test()

     MyList = Array("","apple", "orange", "banana")

     MyDropDown.List = MyList

     MyDropDown.Value = "orange"

End Sub

I get an error that tells me the object variable is not set.

Do I need something like this:

Set MyDropDown = New ???

(I don't see ComboBox as an option) 

I am totally missing something here.

thanks

Answer 1

Will this work for Word?

I cannot use

Dim MyDropDown As OLEObject

Compile error: User -defined type not defined

Answer 2

See Pearson's response:

https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!searchin/microsoft.public.excel.programming/create$20combobox/microsoft.public.excel.programming/9NzFuuMuIb0/A8ZN9hlBnewJ