>Which one is the better way to go in operating in code in a form?: >with the 'thisform.textbox1.value' or with the 'alias.myfield'? >asuming the textbox1 is bounded to the alias.myfield.>
One word of caution, using 'thisform.textbox1.value' can work for or against your favor.
For example, if you reposition the record pointer in your table and don't refresh 'thisform.textbox1' before referencing it's value, the 'alias.field' value will vary from 'thisform.textbox1.value'.
This can very easily happen on a pageframe where the textbox value being referenced is on a page other than the active page. If you don't explicitly refresh the "non-active" page, the textbox value will still contain the old one.
However, if for some reason you want to have the previous value handy immediately after changing the record pointer, this is a "clever" (albeit dangerous) way to access it.<s> HTH.
