Instead of node index directly use the node key. It's typically is your character primary key. ie: nodes(nIndex) and nodes('00004') both work. You don't need to follow indexes. Table looks like :

NodeKey       ParentKey    NodeText
------------- ---------    --------
charles_mary               Root parents
sue           Charles_Mary Sue is single
fred_beth     Charles_Mary Fred and Beth were married in 1997

NodeKey is char and your table's PKId.
nodes('sue') work whatever its current index is. Check UT magazine June issue for sample with testdata and folders (with code).
Cetin

>Hi,
>
>Thanks for your reply. I realized the way I am doing this will not work and in the long run give more troubles. Do you know of a good way I could 'relate' the treeview to a table? For example, if I click on a leaf or node how can I determine which record in my table this corresponds to. I was using the node.index before but I don't think this will work.
>
>Thanks,
>Chris