>Hi all,
>
>I have a form with the text box. Controlsource of text box is set
>to table.fieldname. When I run the form I want the text box empty. But it shows the value of 1st record from the table. Is there a way for me to say use/notuse control source without changing Controlsource.

You know you can bind & unbind the control pretty much anywhere you want?

textbox.controlsource = '' && some place
textbox.value = '' && clear it out

textbox.controlsource = 'table.field' && some place else