Do you see wait window in ActiveX KeyCode method ?

If yes, then ActiveX intercepts keystrokes regardless on KeyPreview property value.

>This was just some code for testing, never reaches the KeyPress event at all?
>
>>Should be
>>

>>>LPARAMETERS nKeyCode, nShiftAltCtrl
>>>WAIT WINDOW nKeyCode TIMEOUT 1
>>>IF nKeyCode=61
>>  NODEFAULT
>>>  thisform.pageframe1.page1.gridsearch.clearsearch()
>>ELSE
>>   DODEFAULT(nKeyCode, nShiftAltCtrl)  
>>>ENDIF
>>
>>