apparently the problem lies elswhere.
the getproperty works after I enter data into the row, not before.
But the table is pre-populated with an order number and an autonumbered
sequence no.
As soon as I enter the 1st row, a right click brings up a listbox and I
select an item, then I want to insert this item number into the table using
the sequence number as the key. but getproperty won't give it to me at this
point.
If I manually type the item number, then on exit from that field getproperty
will return the seq no.
So shouldn't it be available as soon as I enter that row?
Bernie Lis