>>It's been said before by many people. A grid is a horrible control for data entry. You're seeing some of the issues.
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>This is a wonderful example of a disconnect between software people and users.
>Not you, Craig, but the people at MS who gave us the grid.
>The datagridview in VS is better than the VFP grid, but it still could be improved.
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>I agree with you in theory- they are klunky, but my users love grids for certain kinds of data entry - probably because they're like spreadsheets- so I bend over backwards to find ways to make them work.
>I never get them exactly right, but when I pose alternatives to grids, my users invariably say that they'd rather have the quirks than lose the grid.

But can you find an answer to my problem?