At 07:38 AM 22/08/2005 +0000, you wrote:

>Hello Helen,
>
>sure, no prob.
>
> > 1) what components you are using
>IBO 4.5B

*Which* components?

> > 2) what you have done so far ("I have lookup field defined" tells
>us nothing!)
>I'm creating IntraWeb standalone app for intranet company complex
>phone-contact book. Have 2 tables (PERSONS and DEPARTMENT) with 1:n
>relation, every employee have some department ID.
>
> > 3) what you are doing with it
>Have defined lookup field for Department.ID and NAME lookup.

In what way have you defined the lookup field. On *which*
components(s)? Which properties?

> > 4) what you are expecting to happen when you do what you do
>Works fine, until i update the record with Edit, FieldByName, Post
>methods, then lookup field doesn't show any value.

Well, we won't get far without some information about what you are doing
and how you are doing it.

>Thank you for any kind help.

Have you heard of the expression "looking for a needle in a haystack"?

>P.S. Helen, i like your book about the FireBird, but it seems to be
>quit expensive, isnt' it, please?

Is it? The price seems quite cheap compared to other computer books of
equivalent size and scope. Not that I have any say about what it costs
[and my copy was free :-)) ]

Helen