>Rick,
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>I've got a case where by default the user leaves one field and I want to but them into the next empty child rec in a grid. The LostFocus() of the textbox does:
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> thisform.grdStages.SetFocus()
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>Then the Grid.SetFocus() does some work and finally calls the Column SetFocus to get them into the grid cell:
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>cGrid::SetFocus()
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>* this method will look for the first empty date
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>lnSelect = select()
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>select stackstages
>locate for dEntered = {}
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>if ( ! found() )
> * all dates filled in so just go to Yard stage
> goto top in stackstages
>endif
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>select (lnSelect)
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>this.coldEntered.SetFocus()
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>What I'd to in your case is put code in the Form.KeyPress() to detect the hotkey.
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>>An easy question:
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>>What is the best way to provide users with a hot key into a grid with child records?
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>>Thanks in advance,


I thought maybe I was missing something that was built into FoxPro (it should be). But, I guess not.