>There appears to be a difference in physically clicking a button with the mouse, and doing it programmatically, as in thisform.thatbutton.click. Can anyone please explain this to me?
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>I have a textbox that a search string is typed into. To make it more convenient for the user, so they don't have to actually use the mouse, I have the following in the KeyPress method:
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>IF nKeyCode=13 &&the 'enter' key
>	thisform._searchcmd.Click
>ENDIF
>

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>The code in thisform._searchcmd.click is accessed, and run, but the cursor holding the SQL Select(ed) data is empty. Physically click the _searchcmd button, and the data is there...
>
>Thanks.

The simplest way to bound enter to some button is to make button DEFAULT.

That shows up that ENTER is special on UI, one expects the dialoge to accept data and close. In opposite to ESC - reject data and close. The Cancel property is used for this.

So for you, use the textbox events GOTFOCUS und LOSTFOCUS (or there delegates as others suggest, that's your taste) to set thisform._searchcmd.DEFAULT true and false.

No keypress needed.