>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?
>

Definitely needs to be there, but I don't think that was causing the single letter problem he was having.
If the refresh() isn't there, not having NODEFAULT should actually put 2 letters in for each one you type.