>I am using four (4) GRIDS, each on its own FORM in a FORMSET. When I SHOW and HIDE my GRIDS, I am loosing my work area. Can some help?

When using private datasessions, a work area is selected when a control that uses the cursor receives focus. What I think that you are seeing happens is, when you hide a form or control, another control receives focus, and therefore another work area is selected. I think that the characteristics you are looking for are probably available with the default datasession. HTH

Erik