>>>I'm thinking you got struck by grid reconstruction problem. When do you create your cursor and do you re-create it in the life of the form?
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>>I don't think the problem has to do with the cursor. It is something to do with the grid and how some properties of the grid or the Memo field columns work.
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>What is the ControlSource for the column in question?
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>See also
Why non read-only grid behaves as read-only FAQ #25144 for related info about possible problem.
The controlsource is "cursorname.fieldname"
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