hi,
thank you very much.
m.qasem
>>>i try to keep the curssore at one place at mygrid if found
>>>i try as
>>>thisfrom.grid1.column1.text.setfocus && with mouse click i can move to any column,
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>I normally save and restore the record pointer during this type of operation.
>
>

>SELECT Temp
>
>lnRec = RECNO()
>
>lcTyp  = alltrim(upper(thisform.grid2.column1.text1.value))
>lcMac1 = alltrim(upper(thisform.grid2.column2.text1.value))
>select * from temp;
>  where alltrim(upper(temp.typ)) == lcTyp and alltrim(upper(temp.mac1)) == lcMac1;
>  into array laResults
>
>SELECT Temp
>
>if _tally = 0
>  append blank in temp
>  replace temp.typ with alltrim(upper(thisformM.text3.value))
>  go top
>  thisform.grid1.refresh
>else
>  =mesagebox("found.....")
>endif
>
>GO lnRec  && This goes here or in the if statement
>