>John: If I've read the thread correctly, you've checked the value of the txtCustPKey textbox. Is that value in the buffer? If this is the active control when you go to your save procedure (toolbar, button on form, etc.) the txtCustPKey.Value may not be flushed into the buffer. You can check with debug and getfldstate(-1) or several other methods
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>Barbara

Barbara:

YES!!!! You got it for me exactly. The control is invisible--I don't know how else to handle fields that have no specific controls--so it never got focus. I SetFocus() and then LostFocus() before TABLEUPDATE() and it worked like a charm.

THANK YOU a ton for the tip. Three days of frustration have come to an end. I really appreciate it.

John