Re: Problems bringing focus back to form

> Unfortunately, the Form_activate () didn't work :-(
> I'm not overly familiar with VB so I don't know for sure but the guy who
> amends our code said he'd tried it in various places and still drawn a
> blank.

The 'guy who amends your code' does only need to try in one place
and that's the Form_Activate event ...
(Why isn't this guy posting himself?)

Check if and when the event is triggered. Put a line like
msgbox "Check on_activate"
as the first line in your code.

What are you doing exactly? Is there a click on a button to show
the "form that is presented over the top of the opening screen"
How is the "option is then given for another search".

An alternative approach:
You could also set the focus back to the desired field BEFORE showing the " form that 
is ..."

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Hope this helps
Arno R