>Ed:
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>I have only 1 view. The recordsource for the grid is the name of the view. The recordsourcetype is 1-Alias. The controlsource of a gridcolumn and the related control is the fieldname in the view.
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>Am I just stupid or what? I assume that when the record pointer of the view moves, Any controls bound to the fields should change as well and they do as long as my grid has focus. Once the grid loses focus, it's highlighted row, won't change.
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No; if everything is using the same view, and you update the record pointer in the view, all the controls referencing the view should update. perhaps I didn't make it clear; I sometimes have forms with multiple views of the same table in effect, and I need code to keep them synced up properly.

>Thanks for hour help.
>Mike