You must make sure that retval is either a unique identifier, or the record number. Then you use either Locate for yourfield=yourRetval (or SEEK or any of the other similar functions), or Goto yourRetval if you use record number. Myself I never use record number, except for cursors.

>Thankyou Tore
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>I have now created the following syntax in the keypress event on the grid:
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>IF nKeyCode = 13 && Enter key
>thisform.retval = curmatch.artikey
>THISFORM.Release()
>ENDIF
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>In addition I have created a property on the form named retval and in the unload event of the form I have
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>return thisform.retval
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>How can I use this property value to find the record in my main table?