>>>Yes, after rechecking that, you were right,Can I ask another?
>>>This form I created seems to be linked to a single dbf. When I examine the field properties, they indicated a 'somefile.price or somefile.lastname'
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>>>I need to use this form with other files that have the SAME exact structure. Will this work?
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>>Using the same alias on forms for many same-structured tables works fine in general. It depends on how you open your tables, I guess, though...
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>Can I separate the form from the dbf it's connected to?

Yes, but how do you open tables? Did you create with wizard? You will have to make some changes then...BTW,it might be a good idea to re-post this question with correct message title, since we're pretty far off track of the original question :~)