Hmm..
Your message used 'countries' one place and 'country' another for the table. I hope that's just a mistake in writing the message.

Also, where are you putting the column controlsource - in the column properties?

What happens if you set them in the grid INIT instead?

Barbara

>:) yes, in receive the error as COUNTRY (capitals), but I think this isn't.
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>Also with recordsourcetye = 1, and recordsource = clients if I put in the column's controlsource like this:
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>clients.cliid, clients.name
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>Also I get the same error.
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>I'm using the dataenvironment by code (as the codebook does), maybe for this?