...snip ... You can do this from the validation rule though...
>
>Make the table's record validation rule
>
>TimeStamp()
>
>and make a stored procedure in the dbc:
>
>PROC TimeStamp
>REPLACE tbl_lstChange WITH DATETIME()
>RETURN .T.
>ENDPROC

Hi Erik

I've got the equivalent in the code behind my save button. My tables are never browsed and it means I don't have to have enter a validation rule for every table. However I'm sure you've considered these issues --- so is it cleaner etc to do it through the database?