> What is that? Query.EditSQL.Clear? If that's what you're referring to,
> changing the EditSQL doesn't change the structure of the set, so
> it doesn't
> invalidate the statement. It will just cause IBO to attempt construct a
> regular EditSQL statement itself, from the KeyLinks.
>
> Query.SQL.Clear (or assigning a new string to the SQL property) does
> invalidate the statement. I'm pretty sure, though, that IBO is smart
> enough to retain the KeyLinks if you just change the SQLWhereItems or
> SQLOrder properties.
>
> Helen
>

sorry - UpdateSQL..
anyway that's what I have been assuming - it's just I suddenly got an idea
that the KeyLinks was being cleared under some circumstances
Alan