Mike,

If you've table in DE, you don't need that code in the forms Load and Init. What other code do you've in the Forms events?
The DataSource and DataSourceType properties are for CursorAdaper.


>
>I have the code below in the Load Event and Init Event of the Form holding the Grid.
>

>IF USED("prodlist")
>ELSE
>    USE PRODLIST IN 0
>ENDIF
>SELECT PRODLIST
>

>The same data file is established in the Data Environment and in the Grid itself. I have rechecked each column of the Grid and the data references are all to valid fields of PRODLIST.
>
>In the properties of the DataEnvironment I have AutoOpenTables = .t.
>
>The only things that stand out in the DataEnvironment Properties are:
>DataSource = .NULL.
>DataSourceType = none
>
>I have gone through the Help Notes on these 2 items and I can make no sense of them.
>
>Does any of this clarify what could be causing this?
>
>Mike Smith