> 1. The dataset isn't in edit mode?

Thats the one - but I seem to remember getting an error on
that in the past. Because the grid was in autoedit, it was
going yellow, but after the FieldByName. Adding a manual
'Edit' fixed the problem.

> 5. It's Monday

Probably the real problem <g>
Ta

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