Pop Up menu on DBGrid does not correctly work with Showmodal command

Product: Borland Developer Studio.

Version: 2006

Question:

Using popup menu with a db or string grid - showmodal of another form does not give focus to required controls

Answer:

The issue is that the grid is not getting the focus messages in the right sequence, because a grid is a composite component it is important that the messages arrive in the correct sequence.

So to rectify the following needs to be done:

1) forcing control to the form that you are going to popup.

2) making sure the messages are sent to the grid.

Adding the code

Windows.SetFocus(DetailForm.handle);� and

Application.ProcessMessages;

before the showmodal command will rectify this issue.