>>>
>>>how about
>>>
>>>IF RECCOUNT(THIS.RecordSource) = 0
>>
>>RECCOUNT ignores SET DELETED status so if I deleted a child record, RECCOUNT will always come back with at least 1.
>
>Ok, still trying here...
>

>IF EOF(THIS.RecordSource) OR BOF(THIS.RecordSource) OR DELETED(THIS.RecordSource)
>    GO TOP IN (This.RecordSource)
>    IF EOF(THIS.RecordSource)
>       APPEND BLANK IN (THIS.RecordSource)
>    ENDIF
>ENDIF
>

I must say Erik, you have perseverance which I am most happy for. This looks like it could be the one. I'm going to test it this morning and will let you know.