Force position in a TStringGrid

Make sure to set the following options of the StringGrid from the OI:
goRangeSelect = False
goRowSelect = True

Use OnSelectCell event to test for the current select row if it matches your target row then allow select, otherwise CanSelect equals False:

//Set the current selected row:
procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
begin
  StringGrid1.Row:= N;
end;

procedure TForm1.StringGrid1SelectCell(Sender: TObject; ACol,
  ARow: Integer; var CanSelect: Boolean);
begin
  CanSelect:= False;

  //list the allowed rows to be selected
  if ARow = N then
    CanSelect:= True;
end;

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Ok
If now I use StringGrid1.Row = something somewhere in my code, does that forces the selectcell event automatically ?

As you can see, at OnSelectCell event there is "N", where the comparison takes place to either allow or deny selecting rows, so it all depends on what you assign to this "N".
So no, it will not be automatically, you need to assign value to the "N" variable every time you need to update the selected row(s).

If you need other solution, it would be disable the entire StringGrid after selecting the row, unless you need to do some work on it, in this case you need to restrict selection by OnSelectCell event.

Well, not sure to have explained exactly what I needed.
When the form is displayed, the TStringGrid is filled in (from database data).
The "selected" row is the first one below the titles.
User click on another row, that row becomes the selected one.
At that time, the user can do some action, and after that action, I refresh completely the TStringGrid (clear and filled in again)
How can I then, at that precise time, have that previously select row (says row N), become the selected (and highlighted) one ?

Many thanks