i have successfully linked my access database to my vb form. when i go to the solutions explorer and drag the data grid over to the form that goes fine also. then all crap goes wrong. i hit F5 for the run and it shows the database but not the information in it. but when i close the run, go into the design veiw, click on the dataset, and preview it it shows all the information just fine. what am i doing wrong? can anyone help?