>I have a text box and a grid in a container working together as a search tool. The focus is in the textbox, but I'd like to let the user "visually" see the record in the grid by highlighting it. The grid properly scrolls and the record is displayed somewhere, but it is not highliggted and the record pointer is not active.
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>How can I activate a cell without knowing where in the grid the proper record is. I have the record #, but it does not seem to fit anywhere in the scheme of things. ActiveRow, ActiveColumn, AfterRowColChange are not active because the focus is not in the grid. I know it's just making a call to .ActivateCell(), but how do I know what row and col to pass it without ActiveRow and ActiveColumn being active?
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>Thanks,
>Steve Despres

Steve,

You can add a Logical field 'Selected' to the table being searched. If a record matches the data typed in the textbox, set 'selected' to .t.. In the grids init event, set the DynamicForecolor/DynamicBackcolor property depending on the selected status of a record.

Alhad