IDS SELECTIVE FUND INC, 497J, 1996-07-31

IDS SELECTIVE FUND INC
497J, 1996-07-31

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July 31, 1996



Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549-1004

ATTN:  Ms. Patsy Mengiste, Document Control - EDGAR

Re:  IDS Selective Fund, Inc.
     File No. 2-10700/811-499

Dear Ms. Mengiste:

Registrant certifies that the form of prospectus and Statement of
Additional Information that would have been filed under paragraph
(c) of Rule 497 would not have differed from that contained in the
most recent Registration Statement or Amendment, and the text of
the most recent Registration Statement or Amendment has been filed
electronically.

Sincerely,

IDS SELECTIVE FUND, INC.




Leslie L. Ogg
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

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