The problem is, the form won't know what table to open until the INIT fires. If I open them in the LOAD ... that's the real dilemma.

>Steven,
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>There are a couple of ways to do this. I'm partial to opening the tables in the LOAD method, and always using the same alias. This way the controls will bind just fine.
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>For questions like this, remember LISA G, the order of events when running a form:
>1. Load
>2. Init
>3. Show
>4. Activate
>5. Got Focus
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>Hope this helps
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>>I have a payroll system written in FoxBase (about 10 years ago). I migrated it to FP DOS when I inherited it 5 years ago. We are now rebuilding it in VFP (v6 sp3). There are 4 companies, each with its own personnel file, payroll files, etc. However, the rules are basically the same for all companies.
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>>I would like to use the same forms to edit each company's records. That is have one personnel form, one payroll corrections screen, etc.
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>>In FPDOS or FPWin, we would simply pass a parameter to the screen, and in the setup code select the appropriate table, give it an alias, and process away.
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>>In VFP, from what I have seen, the form's controls are instantiated before the INIT for the form, so a parameter can't be used to select the appropriate table...the table needs to be open at the time the controls are instantiated since they are bound.
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>>I guess I'm just searching for a clue or an idea. This seems to be a problem that is much more complicated in VFP than it was in FPWin.
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>>Thanks in advance.