>>I have this Method run in the interactivechange event of combo1.
>>
>>SET MULTILOCKS ON
>>=CURSORSETPROP("Buffering", 3, "intrancust")
>>
>>
>>SEEK Thisform.Combo1.value
>>
>>IF FOUND()
>> Thisform.Text1.VALUE = chgperkt
>> Thisform.Combo2.VALUE = cut
>> Thisform.Combo3.VALUE = colors
>> Thisform.Combo4.VALUE = clarity
>> Thisform.Edit1.VALUE = p_descript
>> Thisform.Text7.VALUE = entered
>> Thisform.Text6.VALUE = invoiced
>> Thisform.Text5.VALUE = total_chg
>> Thisform.Edit2.VALUE = transdesc
>> Thisform.Text8.VALUE = company
>> Thisform.Text9.VALUE = track_num
>>ELSE
>>= messagebox('The record you searched for is invalid and should be deleted')
>> Thisform.Pageframe1.Page1.Combo4.VALUE = stocknum
>>ENDIF
>>
>>
>>Everything works beautifully - until......
>>
>>I want to use this same form to append as well as search. In order to do that the Controlsource property of each object must be linked to its proper field (OR DOES IT? SHOULD I MAKE A METHOD THAT USES REPLACE AND LEAVE THE CSOURCE BLANK IN EACH OBJECT?)
>>
>>Anyway, when I set the Controlsources and run the form, the search only gives the error messagebox. Is the Controlsource and the Rowsource fighting it out somehow?
>>
>>All opinions are welcome and appreciated.
>>Thanks
>>JD



>Controlsource in combobox depends on your BoundColumn property. If combobox >rowsource property is "items.desc, code" and your controlsource >is "invoiceitem.code" your boundcolumn should be 2.


My controlsource and rowsource are the same.....a field in the view called intrancust.fieldname