> Is there a way to insert a record into a TIBOQuery without having to
> call 'open()' first? I'm asking because I'm trying to decouple a 'data
> browsing' form and a 'data entry' form in delphi.

If you use the native IBO query TIB_Query than you can Prepare the dataset
without opening it and go into Insert mode. With TIBOQuery it is restricted
to the TDataset expectations and must be opened before being allowed into
Insert state.

Jason Wharton