>
> >> I am creating some text
> boxes on the fly in a form Init.
> >> I can set the control source of
> >> an existing text box to the memvar but get a message "Data source for
> this
> >> object must be a variable reference". Anyone got any ideas?
> >Maybe try to use a property of the form, or a global variable.
>
> Or maybe, don't use anything. Can you just use myTextBox.Value everywhere
> you'd want to use the memvar?

Right. But the advantage of the controlsource is that:

1. It is less cumbersome, for bad typers this is not to be discarded!
2. You have acces to function and input masks under the data tab of the
property sheet.

Marc