>why not put the following code in the deactivate method if an error has occurred
>
>say on page 3's deactivate method
>
>
>if error (etc)
> thisform.pageframe1.activepage=3
>endif
>
>this should force the focus back to the page

Tried that, didn't work. The clicked on new page got the focus anyway. I guess the ACTIVEPAGE method works everywhere except in the DEACTIVATE method.

               Paul