I found the same problem as you. Without last Enter it opens dialog correctly and highlightes the keyword.

Anyway, you may simply simulate it using SelStart, SelLength properties and AT function to search for a string.

>I'm missing something obvious this morning.
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>I'm writing an editor-like application for SQL Server stored procs/functions/triggers/etc that displays a grid (stored procs that have a string we searched for) and an editbox that displays the contents of a memo field (the definition of the stored proc selected in the grid).
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>I want to, from buttons, set focus to the editbox, light up the find (CTRL+F) or replace (CTRL-L) menu and load it with the string we searched for, and have it go to the first occurance in the editbox.
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>basically..
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>	IF RECCOUNT('curs_sqlroutines')>0
>		CLEAR TYPEAHEAD
>		thisform.edtRoutine_Definition.SetFocus()
>		KEYBOARD '{CTRL+F}'
>		KEYBOARD (thisform.csearchstring)
>		KEYBOARD '{ENTER}'	
>	ENDIF
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>So far, this works unreliably. Many times it doesn't actually open the find dialog and just winds up typing my search string into the editbox.
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>I thought there was a way to just activate the system Find window?