>Naomi - if i use this:
>oFrm.edit1.ControlSource = ('MyTable.name')
>
>all i get is the name ('Ralph Smith') that i can edit without the field name with it.
>
>is there a way to insert the whole record with fieldnames into the edibox? (there are about 200 fields)
>
>thanks
>
>k

What exactly do you want to display in this EditBox?

Names of your fields?

Name of the field and the value of the field in the first record?

Anything else?