Robert-

> Yes, local view
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>>If so, how are you indexing the view?
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> View is indexed on the DE INIT using the standard INDEX ON syntax

Okay, but are you building _all_ the indexes at that time and then you only ever issue SET ORDER? Or do you issue an INDEX ON sometime later, and it's at this point the textbox value...disappears, by which I assume you mean is blank.

>>Do you index it when the form is first initialzed? And then you SET ORDER TO [tagname]? If so, then the data shouldn't disappear normally.
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> I've tried SET ORDER TO in various places including form init. No change.

Is the following accurate? If it is not, please clarify.

Form's DE init creates (1|all) indexes on the view.

You issue GO TOP (?)

When the form displays, the text box value is showing (correctly|incorrectly) with the expected value.

You have a button (?) that you click to change the order of the table.

In the click (?) you do SET ORDER TO [tagname]

At this point (?) the textbox value is (blank|okay)?

The textbox is (bound|unbound) to a field control?