>>How about:
>>

>>KEYBOARD (thisform.csearchstring) + CHR(13)
>>SYS(1500, '_MED_FIND', '_MEDIT')
>>

>>Not tested at all
>
>I had already implemented Edward's suggestion before I read yours. Yours is what I thought I should be able to do but couldn't find the menu names AND didn't know about sys(1500) which is pretty handy!
>
>I did try yours from a button and did not see the find window - not sure what I missed with that. Using SYS(1500, '_MED_FIND', '_MEDIT') from a command prompt works fine so I assume I should be able to make that work.

Probably, you have to include this menu item to your application menu.