Hi Terry thanks for your reply.

Tried go top but still not joy. I open the table in my start script called VWMACTIONS.

Then on my form there is a pageframe and then within that is a grid. In the grid init event I have:

SELECT vwmactions
lcaction = vwmactions.event

SET FILTER TO event = lcaction
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thisform.pageframe1.page1.grid1.Refresh()
thisform.refresh()

The grid is bound to VWMACTIONS! Im starting to think im coming at it in the wrong way. The VWMACTIONS table list actions by event (which is the name). All I want to do is to take the 1st name event in the list and set filter to that and refresh the grid.

To change events I have a browse window which will reset the filter. Its just when I start the form I want to set filter to the 1st event.