>in the invoice form, where I enter the items, my client wants me to issue a warning if I enter the same item twice.
>
>so I add this code in the valid event:
>
>

>select stock_id from vinvdetail into curs temp where stock_id=this.value
>if _tally<>0	
>   wait windows 'This item already exist...' timeout 1
>endif
>

>
>the problem is when the operator moves the cursors between items, the message always shows up, because it detect it own record.
>
>how can I detect it except the record itself.
>
>thanks for the help.

Perhaps you only need to add this code for the case when you're adding records? Is there a special flag or do you use buffering?