Edgar,

Try using the SelectOnEntry=.t. instead

>It would appear that I seek a solution in the wrong place...
>My users would like to have four specific fields on a form to entirely highlight the existing contents when selected during edit.
>
>By typing, the original contents would be over written.
>
>Highlighting does not occur for either of the following code:
>In Form Init/Refresh during edit mode
>- thisform.cLENGTH.SelLength=7
>- thisform.cLENGTH.SelStart= 2
>Nor, In Got Focus of cLENGTH object
>- this.cLENGTH. (etc...)
>
>What are these Properties good for?