Thanks!

Many thanks! and amazed that this riddle is over. I was looking for a solution that solves a hypothetical prob, where a form consists of 1 text control and a label and when the Label is pressed, the text control is disabled.

After all, if MS access is workable, it's going to have to stand up with these basic features. The solution you provided (DoCmd.RunComma nd acCmdSelectReco rd) even with a form that doesn't...