>>I have a grid with child data that will not refresh (after a THISFORM.REFRESH) when I have changed value of the KEY in the parent and then moved the pointer in the parent:
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>>The following is part of my screen INIT:
>> SELECT dm_lines
>> SET filter to dm_lines.line_id = dm_request_lines.line_id
>> GO top
>> SELECT dm_operator_partners
>> set order to 1
>> SET key to dm_lines.line_id
>> GO top
>>
>>When I SKIP +1 or SKIP-1 in the parent the relevant code is:
>> SELECT dm_lines
>> SET filter to dm_lines.line_id = dm_request_lines.line_id
>> GO top
>> SELECT dm_operator_partners
>> SET key to dm_lines.line_id
>> GO top
>> thisform.refresh
>>
>>My grid properly displays all of the child info (dm_operator_partners) until I change a the value of dm_lines.line_id and issue the same:
>> SELECT dm_operator_partners
>> SET key to dm_lines.line_id
>> GO top
>> thisform.refresh
>>From this point on, if I skip +1 (with the code shown above) all the data grid disappears. The only time I can see the data in the grid is when I move the parent (dm_lines) back to the entry that I changed.
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>>It's like the grid's relation to the parent is stuck to the one entry in the parent that I changed (dm_lines.line_id) even though the pointer in the parent (dm_lines) has changed to another record with a different KEY value (dm_lines.line_id).
>>
>>What is realy perplexing is that if I SUSPEND and then browse all the correct data is shown in the BROWSE window. The grid simply will not display it (unless I am on the record that I changed in the parent).


>>
>>Any Ideas???
>
>You don't indicate whether you are making use of the .ChildOrder, .LinkMaster and .RelationalExpr properties of the grid. Are you? You migh want to take a look at these.
>
>Steve

I have tried but that causes more probs. I have read much of the documentation on these properties but am still not clear on how to use them.