>>You can use BINDVENT()
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>Ok, I created a method gotfocus_msg method to call in the bindevent, however it doesn't seem to like retrieve the value from the grid cell. I get a message saying
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>Property VALUE is not found
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>Here is my bindevent
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>**buildgridmethod
>....
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>			.column4.header1.caption = "How Much"
>			.column4.header1.ToolTipText = 'How much consumed'		
>			.column4.width = 61	
>			.column4.Enabled = .t.
>			.column4.Text1.DisabledBackColor 	= RGB(255,255,255)
>			.column4.Text1.DisabledForeColor = RGB(0,0,0)	
>			.column4.controlsource = "crs_grid3.crshowmuch"
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>BINDEVENT(thisform.g3.column4.Text1 ,[GotFocus], thisform, [gotfocus_msg],1)
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>and here is my gotfocus_msg method that I want to call when the grid column4 gotfocus
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>**gotfocus_msg method
>MESSAGEBOX('gotfocus'+STR(this.value),0,'')
>thisform.celloldvalue = this.Value
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>I'm not sure if this the way I am suppose to do gotfocus and lostfocus bindevent, but it seems like it cannot resolve the value in grid cell. I'm I missing something here?

You're missing AEVENTS() in the GotFocus_Msg method to get a reference to the textbox.

See this http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/visualfoxprogeneral/thread/3671ab73-de92-4d91-8178-708a6354b196 for samples.