>>>>I have a form with a small command button nexto a textbox. (The textbox will be used to enter a search string).
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>>>>When the command button is clicked, I want the cursor to move into the begining of the textbox, so that the user can type the text (without having to click in the textbox with the possibility of clicking somewhere in the center.)
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>>>>(In FPW I used the code: _curobj = objnum(objectname) in the VALID code area, and this would highlight the textbox so that it was ready to accept typing )
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>>>You'll want to use the setfocus method of the object.
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>>I'm new to VF5. What string of code must I type? Must I put it in the command button click event?
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>In the click event of the command button you could put
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>thisform.textbox.setfocus()
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>It depends on the hierarchy of your objects.

Thanks, I have just tried this, and it works. However, how do I get the text from the previous search to be cleared?