>>I have a grid that has an sql statement as a recordsource as an sql statement, and recordsourcetype as sql. when the grid gets focus, I requery the sql.I lose all of my settings for the grid and any code that I placed in the text box.
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>>What did I forget to do?
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>>TIA,
>>Mike
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>Nothing, This is default behavior of the Grid. If you close the Table/Cursor which is RecordSource of the Grid the Grid becomes unusable. The better way is to use so called Save Select. I think Andy and Marcia have an article how to do this.
>(I see Tore already show you how to do this)
>Other way it to reset the recordsource before you refresh the select and set it back after that:
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>thisform.Grid1.RecordSource = []
>SELECT ..... INTO CURSOR SomeName;
>thisform.Grid1.RecordSource = [SomeName]
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I think also that a CA handles all this internally - the "Safe Select" part I mean.