Hi Manoj:

We visited your great country in 1985 and we will never forget it!

I have tried your code as below.

IF NKEYCODE = 13 && enter
SET EXACT OFF
LOCATE FOR UPPER(TEACHER) = UPPER(TRIM(MEM1))
IF FOUND()
THISFORM.GRDHILIT1.COLTEACHER.TEXT1.SETFOCUS()
ELSE
LOCATE FOR UPPER(TRIM(MEM1)) $ UPPER(TEACHER)
IF FOUND()
THISFORM.GRDHILIT1.COLTEACHER.TEXT1.SETFOCUS()
ELSE
WAIT WINDOW "Name not found"
GO TOP
THISFORM.GRDHILIT1.COLTEACHER.TEXT1.SETFOCUS()
ENDIF
ENDIF
ENDIF

In this case the name of the column is COLTEACHER and the name of the field is TEXT1.

This makes to difference.

I still get just a momentary focus on the grid and it returns back to the pattern box.

Mike Smith