I found the problem. I am using the VisualMaxframe framework and in the textbox subclass I am using functionality is built in to automatically color numeric data red for negative values and black for positive values. All I had to do was nodefault the offending method.

Thanks any way for the help.

>The forms that I had trouble with were designed originally in VFP 5 and more recently modified and run under VFP6.
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>I beleive the last time that I ran into this that Bruce Campbell had a pretty good solution for it. I tried to search for it, but the UT's search engine was down. Maybe it's back up now.