>>Right, but it would not prevent switching to a new page and this was the main intent.
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>>But I'm happy that you already started to help other people with your ideas!
>lol why woudnt it stop from going to a page
>the button has the code do form test
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>and in the refresh on the form ( the form being the form with the button to the next form)
>u could have the code not too activate the button that calls the next form UNLESS the given criteria is met

If you have a pageframe on a form and visible tabs, then nothing can prevent you from clicking on the tab to switch to a different page assuming the other pages are enabled.