Hi Hilmar
tried something like below but

*--go thru log and place pointer on error.
FOR lncnt= .pn_errorline TO ALINES(laArray,lcString)
m.lnerrNumber = VAL(ALLTRIM(Getword(ALLTRIM(SUBSTR(laArray[lncnt],AT(' ',laArray[lncnt])+1)),1))) && it just gets value from string

IF m.lnerrNumber > 0 && we found an error
.pn_errorline = m.lncnt && this is where we start from next time
*--now place cursor
This.parent.Beditbox1.SelStart = m.lncnt
This.parent.Beditbox1.SelLength = LEN(laArray[lncnt])
EXIT
ENDIF
ENDFOR

its locating record i want but not placing the cursor on the line i want.what am doing wrong ??