Check the events on the DataSet you are using.

< Hallgrim Ludvigsen >

Here's an example DataChanged event handler that I'm using to
detect a move to a new record:

procedure TjobsForm.jobsDataSourceDataChange(Sender: TObject;
  Field: TField);
{calls getStatus when moving to a new record}
begin
    if (Field = nil) then {Field = nil indicates a new record}
         getStatus;
end;

Ed

Great. But how do I detect movement from one already-existing record to another
already-existing record?

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: Great. But how do I detect movement from one already-existing record
: to another already-existing record?

Have you yet considered using the "record number" of the local table
(remember how for a dBASE table there is a record number and for a
Paradox table there is a relative-position-of-the-record number--see
Borland's TI on this subject via their web site)?

Perhaps in the OnDataChange event, you can keep track of the last
"record number" that has been visited, then compare this last value
with the current record number.

This scheme may not work very cleanly for an indexed Paradox table if,
say, the users modifies the current record such that the record's
position changes relative to the other records--and hence, the
"record number" will be different from before, though the user
hasn't changed to a different record.

Oh well, just a thought to consider....

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