At 11:10 PM 13/03/2006, you wrote:

>Yes I have objects named ib_connection1 and ib_query1 and they work OK
>at design time. (I have the simplest setup for testing, 1 form, 1
>grid, 1 datamodule).
>
>The properties of ib_query1 are:
>ib_connection = ib_connection1
>ib_transaction = <default>

Oh - did you remember to open the dpr file and move the datamodule up
ahead of the main form in the create sequence? Otherwise you'll have
data-aware controls that are trying to link to data access objects
that don't exist yet...

Helen