Steve,

The grid binds to the current work area during its Init. Form.Init() happens later. Open the table in Form.Load() or put the table into the data environment of the form.

If you have to wait until Form.Init() you'll have to set the grid.RecordSource after the table is open.

>I have a form with a grid. When I open the table in the init of this form, the grid comes
>up blank. Can anyone explain what I am doing wrong? Here is what I have in the
>form's init
>
>close data
>use attend
>thisForm.Grid1.refresh()
>thisForm.Grid1.setFocus()