>Why is it that when you use a VFP grid object (using the wizard or dropping the object on the form), that it at different times all contents of the grid go blank and just show white space only, with, no changes to the data sources or link master or anything like that?
This is the case of grid reconstruction. It happens when you re-build grid's recordsource.
Check FAQ #8019
and also
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