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>>That sounds like normal behavior, it's staying on the same record, not necessarily the row. Usually, with a new sort, you either want to:
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>>1) stay on the same record, which is what yours is doing, I think?
>>2) go to the top
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>>So, are you sure it's purely random and not #1 here?
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>It stays on the same row in the grid, but the record changes.
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>ie, I'm on tom jones, I click on the firstname field, and I'm on carol adams.

Depends on sort method, I guess. A SET ORDER keeps the same record, where a new INDEX ON will go to the top. I almost always go to top anyway in my grid sorts, but Mike's suggestion is the way to go if you're doing fresh INDEXes and want to keep your record.