You're right. I didn't notice I was doing it in the wrong order, that was my original code

SELECT curReport
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thisform.cmdPrint.SetFocus()

>It could be two reasons. First of all, you shouldn't do
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>Select mycursor
>Thisform.mybutton.setfocus
>Report form
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>because moving focus fires some events (grid.arcc, at least) and some code there can change active area. So you should at least Select mycursor right before Report Form.
>Another thing that it's always better to give VFP some time to digest your Setfocus request, just as a precaution.
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>>>I would set focus on the button before collecting data in the cursor. It must work.
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>>Just wondering why setting it there worked, but not right before the report invocation?
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>>thisform.cmdPrint.visible = .t.
>>thisform.cmdPrint.SetFocus()
>>SELECT cDescription as cSoftware, ;
>>000000 as nRec1, iActive_Flag as iSoftware_active ;
>>FROM crsSoftware ORDER BY 1 INTO CURSOR curSoftware readwrite
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>>replace ALL nRec1 WITH RECNO() IN curSoftware
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>>SELECT cDescription as cHardware, ;
>>000000 as nRec2, iActive_Flag as iHardware_active ;
>>FROM crsHardware ORDER BY 1 INTO CURSOR curHardware readwrite
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>>replace ALL nRec2 WITH RECNO() IN curHardware
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>>SELECT cDescription as cOther, ;
>>000000 as nRec3, iActive_Flag as iOther_active ;
>>FROM crsOther ORDER BY 1 INTO CURSOR curOther readwrite
>>
>>replace ALL nRec3 WITH RECNO() IN curOther
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>>SELECT * from curSoftware cs FULL JOIN curHardware ch ;
>>ON cs.nRec1 = ch.nRec2 FULL JOIN curOther co ON cs.nRec1 = co.nRec3 INTO CURSOR curReport
>>SET NULLDISPLAY TO ""
>>USE IN curOther
>>USE IN curSoftware
>>USE IN curHardware
>>
>>SELECT curReport
>>*!*	browse
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>>REPORT FORM Software_Hardware_Other PREVIEW
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>>USE IN curReport
>>thisform.cmdPrint.Visible = .f.
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