>>I open a form and click on a command button and this loads another form from which I make a selection
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>>Then focus passes to a text box and the cursor is flashing in this text box
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>>Bur unless I click into the text box I cant enter any data even though the cursor is flashing
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>>Any ideas?
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>The focus is still on the button.
>You should call TextBox.SetFocus()


i have done that - the cursor is already in th text box