>Ed,
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>it sounds like you change the recordsource of the grid like
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>*your query
>.grid.recordsource = 'curSorName'
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>this will remove all columns and create new one. The newly created will know nothing about your preset.
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>consider the use of a CursorAdapter and bud the cursoradapter.alias to the grid.
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>Agnes

Agnes,

I have a CursorAdapter and its alias is a recordsource for the grid. When I execute CursorFill(.t.) for the CA, the grid becomes blank. Should I use safe select approach here or there are other alternatives?

Thanks in advance.