Thanks - I just found the problem. CursorSetProp was on the wrong side of my select statement.

Grady

>Off the top of my head, check your record pointer & make sure you're not at EOF() or something? It's a possibility.
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>>Okay, I have created a teeny weeny details form. It loads fine but when I click on the textbox to enter a date the textbox disables itself. Does that mean it's not looking at blank field? Or more precisely, no field at all?
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>>Grady(can I change my name for this)?
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>>>Hey Grady
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>>>>Yep, you missed cursorsetprops, table buffering, updates and all kinds of neat stuff. My plan is to create a very simple form and expand it until it doesn't work. Then back up one step and run away. ;-O
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>>>Actually that stuff is the modern equivalent of using SCATTER MEMVAR to bring a record into a "buffer" for edit. If the user cancels, the buffer is reverted. If they save, the buffer is GATHERed (tableupdate) into the table.