>>>>>Does it mean that grid record pointer should not move until exact occurence found?
>>>>
>>>>It moves as you type, e.g. you typed K and it positiones on the first record starting with K, you added O and it positiones on the record starting with KO, etc.
>>>
>>>Thank you. Could you tell me now what was wrong with my 'solution'?
>>
>>Add trim() and it should be fine

>>Seek trim(this.value) in mycursor  && 'mycursor' is grid recordsource
>>thisform.mygrid.setfocus
>>this.setfocus

>>NB! This requires SET EXACT OFF.
>
>No, it works with SET EXACT ON, SET NEAR ON, SET ORDER TO etc., and I like to use Seek() instead of Seek. :::)))

OK, but the trim() is necessary.