>>>>>>>>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?
>>>>
>>>>On the line b4 it, by itself? I did that but no effect.
>>>>As for the snippet not sure what you mean but setfocus() command is in a cmdbutton's click event.
>>>
>>>Strange. It should work. Maybe mytextbox1.Enabled=.f.?
>>
>>I have to click in the textbox to put the cursor there.
>
>Do you have any code in the cmdbutton's Valid or LostFocus events? Or in the textbox's GotFocus event?

Nope, those 3 things are empty. Could it be in the textbox's builder app that I used to make it numerical with a certain input mask?