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I've inhierited an application built in the C++ Builder 5 environment; it
uses an TADOQuery (var name factor_query) against an MS Access database to
populate a list box.
When stepping though the execution of the code below to populate the list
box, I get an error on the factor_query->SQL->Clear(); line saying "Either
BOF or EOF is True, or the current record has been deleted. Requested
operation requires a current record.".

main_form->factor_list_box->Items->Clear();
 factor_query->Close();
 factor_query->SQL->Clear();
 if (main_form->IsMasterFactorList == false) {
        factor_query->SQL->Add("select FactorID, FactorName from
PerformanceFactors order by FactorName");
 }else {
        factor_query->SQL->Add("select FactorID, FactorName from
MasterPerformanceFactors order by FactorName");
 }
 factor_query->Open();


Now, I could be mistaken, as I'm much more familiar with the Micro$oft
development tools; but it seems to me that the SQL->Clear(); function
shouldn't care if there's a currently open recordset or not. Also, I guess
if it does, what's the proper way to check if there's a current record or
not, so I can slap an if clause around the problem line.