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> We have a gird for display purposes (POS items). When the user keys in an

item it is inserted into the table the grid displays. The item appears as
the first (top) item. Previously in our BDE / Dbase app the items listed at
the bottom, based on an index the table uses.

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> If I need to do a refresh after each insert to make the table display

correctly, will this have a negative impact on performance?

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Rob, try using Append instead of Insert. It should then put the new record
at the bottom of the grid.

HTH
Woody (TMW)