>Figured it out. Private DEs are too dang frustrating when it comes to what is "SET" in VFP. The problem SQL query had a date filter and SET CENTURY was set OFF in the Private DS, but ON in the Default DS.

Mark, about the tenth time I did this (I'm a slow learner) I added all the SETs to my base form class, along with a call to a new form property AddLoad(). Now if I want to put anything in the LOAD event I just write it into AddLoad() and the BaseForm LOAD commands always execute.

Barbara