>This an exsting application. I did not write it. Form a is used to gather
>information items in a location.
Assuming Form A presents Item Detail.

> Application has an independent form for display items for a given location.
>It is not called from form a but from a >menu bar.
Assuming Form B presents Item Headers or Descriptions.

> User would like to click on an item in form b and see data for it
>in form a. How do I refresh form a from form b?
Form B either sets a record pointer and/or provides a key(s) to set record pointer(s). Grab the data that Form B points to and populate Form A (text boxes and other controls) through bindings or value assignments.