Russel, Your original message said that you are using a global field for the parent side of the relationship. What happens if you turn off global storage on that field? I'm sot sure what you are doing exactly, but that seems like it would cause the behavior you describe. j. On Jan 30, 2011, at 4:01 PM, Richard S. Russell wrote: > On 2011 Jan 30, at 14:18, Stephen Wonfor wrote: > >> Richard >> >> Long shot - but might there between a pilcrow in the link field that is creating a multi-key? 1¶2 = or 1 and 2. And in a small (physical) field you might get 1 = 2. > > > A lead worth checking, Stephen, but no, the portal is populated for EVERY value of "ASeq", even those created brand-new from scratch. > > I'm curious to know whether anybody else has reproduced this behavior or whether it's just me. -- Jonathan Fletcher FileMaker 9 & 10 Certified Developer Fletcher Data Consulting [log in to unmask] http://www.fletcherdata.com 502-509-7137 Kentuckiana's FileMaker Users Group Next meeting: February 22, 12:00 pm to 3:00-ish Special Location! Special Program! Info & RSVP: http://fmpug.com/scheduleMeetings.php Listserv signup: http://fmpug.com/mailman/listinfo/louisville_fmpug.com Blog: http://www.kyfmp.com