Trey,

>>OK I tried that but no joy. Here is the code currently in the Keypress event
>>
>>

>>LPARAMETERS nKeyCode, nShiftAltCtrl
>>LOCAL lnresult
>>lnresult = DODEFAULT(nKeyCode, nShiftAltCtrl)
>>gcLastName = This.Value
>>REQUERY("ChildList")
>>ThisForm.Refresh()
>>return(.t.)

>>
>
>It's the thisform.Refresh() that's causing the single letter problem.
>If it's just the grid that needs refreshing, just refresh that.
>

I would say it was the absence of NODEFAULT that was the culprit, wouldn't you?


>Not knowing anymore than this, I tried this with in a textbox, grid and view and it worked:
>
>

>LPARAMETERS nKeyCode, nShiftAltCtrl
>DoDefault(nKeyCode, nShiftAltCtrl)
>gcLastName = Alltrim(this.value)
>REQUERY("ChildList")
>ThisForm.grdChildlist.Refresh()
>NoDefault

>
>I'm curious why you have a result value and a return value in there? Does KeyPress return anything other than .T.? And where would it return it to?