Hi Judd, The only jdbc/swing/mysql example I can find of a search does show a query that shows the user only the subset. What I would like to do is a little more fluid. I would like to have the entire recordset available for the customer and allow then to do a search which moves the record pointer to the first match and returns control to the user who can move next or previous or perform another search. FoxPro, m$-access, vbasic/ms-sql, and vbasic/jet allow the programmer to write code that moves the record pointer by doing a simple find or search. This allows the user full access to the entire recordset. Any input is much appreciated Thanks, Keith >How about simplifying it by requerying the database with the added >condition >of what you want to search for? --------------------------------- Yahoo! Photos – Showcase holiday pictures in hardcover Photo Books. You design it and we’ll bind it!