>yes, my reindex routine drops all the tags, then rebuilds them from scratch.

Looks like you tried everything. :)

>are there any backward ties from a view to the tables that create it? the system uses several views. i guess my question is could a bad/corrupt view backlash the table?

I never heard about something like that.

Maybe the problem is not with the data but with the form itself? Maybe one of the controls on the form is responsible? Is there anything common between records that cause form to blow up?