>>This is the code that calls the third form? If form 3 modal? If not, your code is falling right through and closing the table.
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>The form is modal and ('Form3') has focus. It's there!! . . . just the grid is blank . .a white box. The form has a 'Cancel' button . . I press it and execution continues.
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>Any other situations you've seen that makes the grid "blank" . . other than no recordsource?


Nope. There is no code in form 3 that does anything with the table or grid? Does the Form3 have a private datasession? WHat happens if you open your table in the load evernt of form3?