Thanx guys! I really did not intend to test your mind reading skills. You are great!
I am really trying to figure it out myself for now:o
but don't let that stop anyone from pointing out fatal flaws or outright

mistakes, or helpful hints or....really anything.
(I just HATE not knowing what I am doing most of the time and bugging everyone about things I should probably know by now or could find myself if I just searched for the
right thing. Programming is about 10% of this job and I work about 10hrs a week here so I forget stuff from week-to-week.)
I feel better now, please just e-mail the bills for psychoanalysis

MySubform: le44
MySubformLE(that cannot be blank to add): ticket_number
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var nn as int
if @FormFieldValue("le44", "Ticket_number", 0) <> "" //Check if subform LE is not blank
{
nn = @FormNewRecord("le44")
//FormFieldValue("le44", "ticket_number", nn, MyValue) //Post to new subform record. nn is the subform instance created above.
}
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(I "//" the FormFieldValue line because I already have it set up to fill all the name & address fields when the subform is entered. If this adversely affects things because I mis-understood the purpose let me know. )
I am sincerely considering changing my name to clueless in Louisville...
Oh, and
Happy Holidays !! 2