>I have an edit box in a form that leads to another form where the
>record pointer in the database can change. Upon returning to the original form I would like the edit box to be updated to reflect the new position of the record pointer. Refresh won't do it. How does one update somethinh like this?

If editbox is bound (has Controlsource) then Editbox.Refresh will do it. If it's unbound you may fire:
THisform.Myeditbox.Value=mytable.mymemofield