Hi
ActiveRow returns zero if the grid doesn't have the focus or when you access a row outside the grid display.
If you code in DeleteButton.Click() - then grid lost focus and focus go to DeleteButton and ActiveRow change value to 0.
ActiveRow is not 0 just within Grid object

Denis


>Scenario: oForm.Pageframe.Page1.DeleteButton.Click
>
>This code produces error 52 in line 3, no table open in current work area
>
>

>SELECT MyTable                           && Yes, it's open !!
>THIS.PARENT._grid1.SETFOCUS              && Should ensure correct activerow
>   IF THIS.PARENT._grid1.ActiveRow <> 0  && Error occurs
>	DELETE
>	THIS.PARENT._grid1.REFRESH
>   ENDIF
>

>
>So I tried
>
>

>SELECT MyTable
>TRY
>  THIS.PARENT._grid1.SETFOCUS            && Add nActiveRow in setfocus
>  IF THIS.PARENT._grid1.nActiveRow <> 0
>	DELETE
>	THIS.PARENT._grid1.REFRESH
>  ENDIF
>CATCH TO oException
>ENDTRY
>

>
>This does not produce an error, but on the other hand nothing happens, because the activerow is always zero.
>
>Why the grid has to have the focus in order to determine the activerow is quite beyond me, but that's another matter.
>
>It does make one wonder how the people who developed Excel, overcame this obstacle, and why this knowledge was not passed on to the VFP team.
>
>
>TIA