>Naomi - if i use this:
>oFrm.edit1.ControlSource = ('MyTable.name')
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>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)
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>thanks
>
>k

Karen,

If you want to create a form for editing, then I strongly suggest you to forget doing it in code. You would not go far with this approach. You need to design your form visually.

The simplest and quickest way to build a form is to start a new form, drag a table into its DataEnvironment and then drag fields from the table into the form (it would automatically create a label and a texbox for the fields).

I'm not saying it's the best way, but a very quick one.