Thanks Kurt. That'll work.

>Check the .ActivePage for a pageframe and .ActiveControl properties for a page. It is also a good habit to use PEMSTATUS() when you are referencing properties indirectly to ensure that they really property exist.
>
>Should be something like:
>

>IF PEMSTATUS(frmMain.tabs1.ActivePage.ActiveControl,'someproperty',5)
>     myvalue = frmMain.tabs1.ActivePage.ActiveControl.someproperty
>ELSE
>     **** Error ****
>ENDIF
>

>
>Hope this helps.
>Kurt
>
>>Is there an easy way to identify the control that has focus? I have several custom controls located on a page. Each instance of the subclass has a grid, one of which will have focus when I ask "which instance of the subclass has focus?" Something like
>>
>>myvalue = frmMain.tabs1.page8.currentcontrol.someproperty
>>
>>Thanks for your help.