>>>replace all myField with alltrim(myField) + padl(recno(),3,'0') in myView
>>>
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>>hmm bu-bu-but its like i have four buttons and i want each one to grab the record it corresponds with.
>>like the first button gets the first name and the second gets the name net but they all grab Ken.would i need a scan for that?
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>I think you need first to learn how to formulate your problems the way others can understand them, especially since your native language in English.

ok ok.
i need to catch 4 values in a view or assign a button to the first four fields