But combo's use handles not aliases as far as I know.

PS: I've never tried this but you might. Before returning:

with myFirstForm.myCombo
 .RowSource = .RowSource
endwith

Cetin

>the combo I'm using are set rowsourcetype = 6
>the cursors they refer to ar all accessible, I try to browse them succesfully at debug....
>
>>>Today i've got into this problem.
>>>I have a form which shows a list of records, by clicking a button a open a second form which shows de detail of the record.
>>>The first form has a group of combobox which allows the user to filter data.
>>>When I close the second form o go back to the list I get the error (Cannot access the selected table) and one or two of the combo desappear.
>>>What has happened ? Note that I've been using this two form before and they worked fine.
>>>Thanks
>>>Alssio
>>
>>Alessio,
>>Use private datasession. It's the easiest solution.
>>Probably you're using combo/listbox's cursors in second form.
>>Cetin