Craig,

I added this line of code before the sql and it cleared up the error.

thisform.list1.recordsource = ""

Thanks for the reply.
Dave
>>select ship_order+'-'+suffix as so,client_id,card_type,card_id,; no_carrier+no_conlys as no_cards,short_name,csr,recd_date,due_date;
>> from otrack;
>> where &lcstat&mywhere order by &myorder into cursor tmpopen
>>thisform.list1.columncount = 9
>>thisform.list1.columnwidths = "60,65,20,55,40,200,25,60,60"
>>thisform.list1.rowsourcetype = 2 &&alias
>>thisform.list1.rowsource = 'tmpopen'
>>thisform.list1.requery
>>