I have tried:

select Invdetail
go bott
This.parent.grdChild.Column1.SetFocus()

or

select Invdetail
go bott
This.parent.grdChild.Column1.txtStockID.SetFocus()

or

This.parent.grdChild.ActivateCell(1,1)

with no luck.

may be I have missed something.

please advise.

thanks for the help.

regards,

Jerry