Rodd

Can't really get my head round this. You sure the code shouldn't be in the .Valid() event, if you're reacting to user's input?

Terry

>I have a combo box with the following settings:
>

>.ControlSource = thisform.oAddrInfo.stprov
>.Sorted = .T.
>.Name = cboStProv
>.Style = 0
>.RowSource = "nwizprov.stprov"          && Table with alias of nwizprov
>.RowSourceType = 6
>.Format = '!'
>.BoundColumn = 1
>.ColumnCount = 1
>

>
>This allows the user to add provinces into the table if they don't exist in our list. This part works great.
>
>However, if I add the following clause to the When method:
>

return empty(this.parent.cboAddrId.Value)

>I start getting this weird result. If the user enters something into cboStProv that does not exist in the list and then leaves the cboStProv control, when the user re-enters that control, the text they've entered gets wiped out.
>
>If I remove the when clause, the text they entered remains there.
>
>Any ideas as to what is going on and how to fix this? I need the when clause but I need the text to stay there as well.
>
>P.S. I do not add the text they entered to the list until they're done with that form.