Joel,

> store a value to a memvar and use trhat memvar as teh control source for a text box.

Instead of using a memvar, use a form property instead. From the form menu, Add Property and use a meaningful name. Then in the Load you can:

thisform.YourPropertyNameGoesHere = table.field

on the textbox set its DataSource to thisform.YourPropertyNameGoesHere on the property sheet.

This will keep your form much better encapsulated than by using a memvar which would need to be declared public in your load method or created as a private by the code that calls your form.