stephen,
in each page of the pagefram , i put:
select alias1, and conversely, select alias2, for the 2nd page, it does switch the work area. i know this because i simply put a command button on page1 and put skip to move the record pointer.

the problem is the wizbtn (txtbtns - top/bottom/next/prev/ etc.) does not work, it seems like it defaults to the first workarea. help.
thanks
frank