>>Ed,
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>>it sounds like you change the recordsource of the grid like
>>
>>

>>*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.

You shouldn't play with recordsource when focus is on grid. If recordsource is 'replaced' then you should call grid setup code (set column.controlsources etc.)