i try it as
thisform.grid2.SetFocus()
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SELECT F5,f3,f2,f1 from mycur into CURSOR newcurw

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REPORT FORM rept1 preview

after exit from preview the grid2 no show

any way thank very much



>Then you can Select from the cursor/table which drives the grid.
>
>>thank you,
>>this code works fine,no errors
>>
>>i want to show you what i need ,
>>
>>i need to print what i have at the gride when i run the code, and keep it
>>
>>thanks
>>
>>
>>
>>>Are you trying to tell me something? Please understand that I am not interested in finding errors in your code by trying to analyze it. But I am interested in making you a better programmer by giving you hints on how to do things the best way.
>>>
>>>First try my way, and if you don't get it to work, you can ask specific questions. Your code to start he report should be something like this

>>>thisform.grid2.SetFocus()
>>>Select xxxxx from yyy where zzzz into cursor curReport && CurReport will drive the report
>>>REPORT FORM rept1 preview

>>>
>>>
>>>>thank you for reply,
>>>>
>>>>

>>>>If Seek(ALLTRIM(thisform.text8.value), "X2", "f1")
>>>>      local lcFind
>>>>      thisform.text5.Value=f1
>>>>  Store F4 to lcFind, thisform.text9.value
>>>>     SELECT F5,f3,f2,f1 FROM x2 WHERE f4=m.lcFind;
>>>>     order BY f5;
>>>>     into CURSOR mycur NOFILTER
>>>>
>>>>thisform.grid2.Visible=.t.
>>>>  thisform.text7.value = Reccount()
>>>>  thisform.grid2.RecordSource="mycur"
>>>>

>>>>
>>>>i run the report as via command button
>>>>

>>>> thisform.grid2.SetFocus()
>>>>  REPORT FORM rept1 preview
>>>>

>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>hi all,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>any help to keep all grids have information after i run the
>>>>>>
>>>>>>REPORT FORM rept1 preview
>>>>>>
>>>>>>thanks
>>>>>
>>>>>Don't run the report from the same cursors. Instead you run a separate SQL select statement to create a cursor which drives the cursor.