Helen Borrie wrote:

> __.

I have been away and only got to try this today:

>Just try it! :-)
>
>Set up the two datasets - the native one and the TIBOQuery, with
>identical SQL and parameters. Create all the TField objects at
>design-time and do whatever you want to do to set up your QR object.
>
>At run-time, first open the native dataset, get it loaded up with the
>data you want, call the AssignSQLWithSearch method of the TQuery and
>open that; create your QR object and run!

>Helen

B.I.N.G.O!!! Works like a charm! I must have been the bluntest tool in
the shed!

Thanks Helen

James.