Opening a form and displaying the first record

Any ideas on what the easiest solution would be to show the first record on a form when the form is opened? I've tried some of the ideas discussed in the FAQ section, but without success!!
Thanks........GD

Greg,
Sorry, but there is no other solutions other than those described in the FAQ. I know that it is not very "user-friendly", but should work.
Also if you search the forum's archive there were some concrete examples posted.
Thanks,
Dmitry

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