>>I have a list box in a container on a form. The rowsource type=2 and rowsource=sos (sos is a cursor that holds distinct(ordernumbrs) range from 1 to 5 records. actualy I have 4 of the same type list boxes pointing to 4 different cursors. The list has no code, list for viewing only. Everything was working fine. I DID NOT TOUCH ANY OBJECT OR CODE associated with this container or the cursors. Now I am getting an error that says the database can not be accessed. It does exsit and there is data there. I have the same container pointing to the same data same name same everything in a different program that still works. If i change the name of the cursor and change the rowsource to the new name (stupid) everything works like before. Duh
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>Some possible ideas:
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>1. Have you checked with the debugger to see if SOS is open in another datasession?
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>2. Could you tell us exactly what command gives the error message? Requery, refresh, etc.
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>3. Did you change any OTHER code on the form?
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>Hope this gives you a new direction - sorry it's not a solution
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>Barbara

Barbara
1.SOS is open in the default Datasession and there is data there.

2. I don't get an error when the form is init so the list box can see the cursor at that point.
The error show up when I make the container visible.
This.Parent.visible=.f. && make current container invisible
select distinct(slono) as slono from temphold order by slono into cursor sos
ThisForm.Shipto.visible=.t.
thisform.shipto.refresh

The Error shows its ugly head at that point and if I click on the ignore button on meesage box the container becomes visible without the listbox.

3. I know its hard to buy but NO NO NO. I had tested this program several times with no problems. I had only gone back to run the program to put some meaninful data in for another program to use the data that this program generates.

As I said earlier I did a work around by creating another cursor and pointing to that instead of SOS and all went back to normal.

Thanks and I'm still scratching my head.