Try:

myform.GrdProgress.SetFocus()

Grids require a slap to the side of the head.

>All i'm trying to do is refresh a grid on a non modal form.
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>Why doesn't
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>myform.GrdProgress.refresh()
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>work.
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>myform is in the name of my form.
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>Can't believe i'm asking this simple question. In the past i've always used thisform. etc. etc.
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>Many thanks in advance