Grady

>>>>>I am getting a 'wait window' message on a form when I click a button to write a value to a field. ==>> Record pointer is at End_of_file.
>>>>>
>>>>>The symptom - Nothing gets written to the table. Oddly, I do have success writing two values to the table in the form's load method.
>>>>>
>>>>>Why?
>>>>
>>>>ALWAYS add "in workarea" whenever you replace in another work area than the current, like

>>>>Replace myfield with mydata in myworkarea
>>>>*Replace myworkarea.myfield with mydata && This syntax can fail like you describe!!

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>>>
>>>Thank you Tore - Do you ever sleep?
>>
>>Sleep? It's not weekend yet!
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>Okay, this getting weird.
>I have removed all the option groups from the details page.
>Then I created a button that, when clicked, moves Date() into a variable.
>Then Under a different button the code, as per your example, runs to write the value to the field.
>It Doesn't write.
>THe next line of code is 'Browse'
>The correct table opens and shows me that the date was not written.
>I know the date is stored in a variable because I added a text box to the form that shows it.
>I have checked every bit of code in the details form, which isn't much anymore. All appears to be okay.
>
>Any leads for me to follow?
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Is there a field in the cursor/table for this date? If so, when you click the button right directly to the field, not to some variable.