>>>The only thing I can think of that might cause the problem is if the DataTable is a different object. In other words, you've either re-created the DataSet or its DataTables

Yes, Bonnie
I've done that a few times and I suspected that, so I populated one column with a distinct value after the dataset and datatable were initially instantiated and displayed that column at the time I was changing the columns whose bound textboxes failed to refresh.
The value was still there, so I assume that I was looking at the same instance of the dataset and the datatable.
Is that a valid conclusion?


>>(so, I don't know why you're clearing them & rebinding)

Yes, that's a kludge that I put in to get the thing to work. As I read the doc, it shouldn't be necessary




>>I'm confused too, Bill.

Once you've done the DataBinding (DataBindings.Add("Text" .... etc.), you should not have to issue that DataBind code again (so, I don't know why you're clearing them & rebinding). The only thing I can think of that might cause the problem is if the DataTable is a different object. In other words, you've either re-created the DataSet or its DataTables. If that's the case, you could do DataSet or DataTable .Clear() before repopulating your DataSet rather than creating a new instance of it. If that's NOT the case, then something else is going on that's causing it to appear that your databinding needs refreshing ... as I said, you shouldn't have to.