Hi again Steve:

How are ya> Thank you for responding.

>is there buffering on TableA?

Yes. This is in the Init() of FormA

SET DELETED on
SET MULTILOCKS ON
CURSORSETPROP("Buffering", 5, "TableA")

>What is the grid's recordSource and recordSourceType in FormB?

Grid's RecordSource in FormB curList. RecordSourceType = Alias and is pupulated by the following code (click Event of the Find button)

select * from TableA into cursor curList nofilter ;
 where UPPER(TableA.last_name) = mlast_name

Thanks Steve.