>Thanks for responding Garrett. I tried something simple
>

>ON readerror do readError in businesLogic
>

>In businessLogic
>

>PROCEDURE readError
>WAIT WINDOW 'read error'
>RETURN
>

>I put the above in main.prg. In my class for my dateTextBox, I put it in the init, keypress,valid. No luck, same error. Any ideas??
>Thanks, vince

Not sure of the scope of the command. You may try to put it closer - in date textbox's .gotfocus maybe?