>>>When I try to "thisform.mytextbox1.setfocus=.t.",
>>>I get "setfocus is read only"
>>>How was I supposed to move the focus to the control of my choice?
>>
>>thisform.mytextbox1.setfocus()
>>This is method!
>
>I made the change. But the cursor does not appear in the said textbox ready to start typing.

Try NODEFAULT before thisform.mytextbox1.setfocus() line. BTW what snippet is this?