Hi Sheena,

>On Form B - I have one text box that users enter a SIN number,
>this goes into a client dbf and searches for the client, if there
>it enables the other text boxes and fills with this client info,
>surname, firstname, phone else if not there they add this
>information and replaces in the client.dbf - there are scenarios
>also where I don't want them to add to the client table - using variables
>in working on my form, it's just in the display of the grid.

How about my original suggestion? Is it possible to not use variables for the 3 textboxes you are having troubles with? Just bind them durectly to the fields,