How to allow typing in text box of popup form on form opening ?

[edmscan]

I have a popup form .. which is launched from a switchboard (which is then minimized on the opening of the popup. This code is in the load event of the popup form and works fine) ... and leaves the popup on the screen.

However the popup does not have focus ... and I have to click on the top of the popup form to give it focus so I can type in a search text box.

How do I set focus to this text box on the popup forms opening ? Note .... the cursor is blinking in the search text box when the form opens but if I type ... nothing happens, until I click on the popup window .. to seemingly give it focus.

It is not the end of the world .. but it would be nice if I did not have to click on the popup window to "allow me to type in that text box"

Thanks ...

[June7]

Code in some event would have to set focus back to the form, perhaps a button click or AfterUpdate of some data control.

[edmscan]

Thanks

That's exactly what I did .. I just had some of my code in the wrong place .. and the focus got to the wrong form.