>Insert ThisForm.grdOutput.recordsource = '' before the SQL-select.
>
>HTH
>>cmdbutton.click is this:
>>

>>USE q:/qa/qdms2000/DOCUMENT/document share
>>SET MESSAGE TO ""
>>
>>l_cSearchtext='%'+upper(alltrim(ThisForm.txtSearchString.value))+'%'
>>
<b>ThisForm.grdOutput.recordsource=''</b>
>>select * from document where title like l_cSearchtext order by number into cursor temp1
>>
<b>brow</b>
<b>ThisForm.grdOutput.recordsource=''</b>
>>ThisForm.grdOutput.recordsource='temp1'
>>ThisForm.grdOutput.refresh
>>thisform.refresh
>>

I tried the bolded additions, based on your suggestions (with only one null recordsource statement at a time) and neither worked....although the BROW shows that temp1 has records....

I've got two strikes........lookin for an underhand lob here :)