>I'm calling a second form from an inital form and they both use the same tables and same relationships. When the second form is called the record pointer moves from the first form. I've tried setting Autoclose tables to .f. in the first form but get the same results. Any ideas? TIA

Instead of relying on the record pointer to remain the same. Pass in the unique id of the table to the form and then set it yourself. This allows you to have private datasessions for each form and rely less on an expected state of the application.