Hi Mike!

I've already tried that, by switching the lines like this ... but it still won't enter EDIT-MODE
( the cell is correcty selected and everything but I have to CLICK IT so I can actually write any text inside the cell )

This is my code - it's NOT working:

if

(changes.Count > 0)

{

_ugFinishDateChanges.Selected.Rows.Clear();

_ugFinishDateChanges.Selected.Rows.Add(_ugFinishDateChanges.Rows[0]);

_ugFinishDateChanges.Focus();

_ugFinishDateChanges.ActiveRow = _ugFinishDateChanges.Rows[0];

];

_ugFinishDateChanges.PerformAction(

.EnterEditMode);

//hvernig set g fkusinn "ReasonForChange" celluna ????

try the following code, it helps you enter cell edit mode on mouse click.

Infragistics.Win.UltraWinGrid.

UltraGridBand ultraBand = ultraGrid1.DisplayLayout.Bands[0];

ultraBand.Columns[

"ColumnNameHere"].CellClickAction = Infragistics.Win.UltraWinGrid.CellClickAction.EditAndSelectText;

ultraBand.Columns[

"ColumnNameHere"].CellActivation = Infragistics.Win.UltraWinGrid.Activation.AllowEdit;

Hi !

It works OK to enter edit mode by CLICKING in the cell ... it has always worked, and that's not the problem

But I want the cell to START in edit-mode when I open up the form ( another form opens this form )

So that's why I put the code in FORM_LOAD .... how I can I make the cell START in edit-mode, right upon the loading of the form ??

rgd,
EE

Alright, as Mike said – it is not possible to set focus on a control on form load – the only solution left is to use a timer with an interval of 100 and call a method that make the cell enter edit mode so users can just type in without the mouse click.

I have prepared the following code for you and it worked.

private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)

{

   timer1.Start();

}

private void timer1_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)

{

    timer1.Stop();

    EnterEditMode();

}

private void EnterEditMode() 

{

this.ultraGrid1.Focus();

this.ultraGrid1.Rows[0].Cells[0].Activation =     Infragistics.Win.UltraWinGrid.Activation.AllowEdit;

this.ultraGrid1.Rows[0].Cells[0].Activate();

UIElement uiElement = this.ultraGrid1.Rows[0].Cells[0].GetUIElement();

EmbeddableUIElementBase embeddableElement = uiElement.GetDescendant(typeof(EmbeddableUIElementBase)) as EmbeddableUIElementBase;

            this.ultraGrid1.Rows[0].Cells[0].EditorResolved.EnterEditMode(embeddableElement);

}

A timer will work. Another way to do it would be to use BeginInvoke to call a method from the Form_Load event so that the code is not executed until after the loading of the form is finished.

Another option would be to use the Form_Activate event and use a flag so that the code only fires once.

I was having trouble allowing users to add a grid row by clicking an 'Add Line' button and putting the user in the first cell of the new row in edit mode.  The row would add to the grid but the cell was not in edit mode so their text was getting erased when they moved out of the cell and the cell would not respond to the tab key.

Adding the piece with the UI element resolved my issue - thanks!  However, I'm wondering why this was necessary??

The reason is that cell editing is realized with a TextBox control, which is parented to the grid and positioned inside the cell. This can only be accomplished when the control has a visual presence.