That fixed it Thank you.(AWWW now I feel dumb (GRIN)

Bill

>>Im having a little problem. I've created a new property in a form and called it OLDRECORD. in a Find button click event I have coded the following:
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>>thisform.oldrecord.value=recno()
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>Bill, remove .Value from this line
>Your oldrecord is a form property, not an object.
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>Nick