>>>>create a view based on the three tables and use this for the data source for your grid.
>>>
>>>Thanks Dave,
>>>I did that and it worked, let me ask you something else,
>>>I have added some controls to the grid, like checkboxes,
>>>then when I click on 'Edit' in my txtbtns class, it doesn't
>>>enable those check boxes, I'm using the 'txtbtns' wizard
>>>class from 3.0, any ideas ?
>>>THIS.Thanks_again()
>>
>>there's a property in the column that tells the grid which control is the active one. i don't remember what it's called, but you'll know it when you see it.
>It is called CurrentControl :)

thanks. it's good to know someone has vfp installed on a 'work' machine...