At 01:23 PM 30/03/2003 +1000, you wrote:

>Helen,
>clientdatasets only need to synchronise when you ask them. Otherwise they
>can remain in briefacse mode for as long as you want - running off a local
>file dataset.

I don't see how you can sync them with a non-existent provider.

>So they certainly do reduce overhead across the wire - I use
>them extensively in this mode.

Disagree. The provider has return a buffered dataset.

>as for IBO controls - I thought for a minute
>there that there were IBO controls as opposed to IB_ controls - my mistake.

>I would still consider using normal TDataset controls and Clientdataset
>sources in briefcase mode for such an exercise (if indeed the quantity of
>lookups is extensive)

So how would you embed TDataset controls in an IB_Grid?

Helen