I think I found the answer to the problem I was having. It seems that ArcGIS sets the default label field with a field that has 'name' in the title, then the first text field. In my case the field name is ORIGIN FILE NAME hence it is always set as the default label field. This is supposed to be correctable using a layer file but I am unable to get the field name I want to display even using a layer file.
Oh I am using ArcGIS 10 SP3 ArcView , ArcGIS Explorer build 1750
If anyone has any suggestions they would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
LTK