>>>>>can a data control be placed on one form and accessed from several others?
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>>>>Yes, as long as it is still loaded... I tried a simple test using 3 forms. I added a DAO to form1 and referred to the caption of the DAO on Form1 in Form2 and Form3. Seems OK as I thought it would be...
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>>>that's what i thought, but something isn't working right. i'll let you know when i figure it out.
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>>Are U referencing your object properly? (ie. Form1.Data1.Caption)??
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>yes. form1.all_appl (name of form, name of data control) in data source for applicable controls, but debug window says 'Expression not defined in context'. any ideas?
I have found that the debug window is not as robust a VFP. I have just put up message boxes in the past in VB when I really wanted to display a variable state/value.