Hi. Could you try

ThisForm.Grid.RecordSource = ["] + lcfile + ["] && name of Cusrsor

Basically, add quotes around the text.

Joe


>Hi.
>I am calling a Display Form from my main form. In my display form, I just want to display the contents of a cursor which has been created in the Main Form. This cursor has a unique name so will be different every time.
>
>In my Display Form, I have a grid whose RecorSource =' ' and RecorSourceType = 0 (Table).
>In the Init of the form, I pass the name of the Cursor and do the following:
>
>ThisForm.Grid.RecordSource = lcfile && name of Cusrsor
>
>...but nothing appears in the grid
>
>I know grids can be awkward if you change their RecordSource but is there something wrong with waht I am doing ?
>
>Regards,
>
>Gerard