>Here's the actual code which gets run. I'll list the places where I had the calling of the code also:
>
>

>* .Validate_Field_Specs()
>WITH ThisForm
>	* Clear out this form-level memory variable.
>	.cAllSpecNotes=""
>	IF !EOF("Specs")
>		.lblSpecsMsg.Visible = .T.
>		.lblSpecsMsg.Caption="Spec Found!"
>		* DIAMETER Validation.
>		.Validate_Diameter()
>		IF !EMPTY(.cDiaSpecNotes)
>			.cAllSpecNotes=.cDiaSpecNotes
>		ENDIF
>		* BREAK Validation.
>		.Validate_Break()
>		IF !EMPTY(.cBreakSpecNotes)
>			.cAllSpecNotes=.cAllSpecNotes + ;
>				CHR(13) + CHR(10) + .cBreakSpecNotes
>		ENDIF
>		* OUT OF ROUND Validation.
>		.Validate_OutOfRound()
>		IF !EMPTY(.cOutOfRoundSpecNotes)
>			.cAllSpecNotes=.cAllSpecNotes + ;
>				CHR(13) + CHR(10) + .cOutOfRoundSpecNotes
>		ENDIF
>		* CAST Validation.
>		.Validate_Cast()
>		IF !EMPTY(.cCastSpecNotes)
>			.cAllSpecNotes=.cAllSpecNotes + ;
>				CHR(13) + CHR(10) + .cCastSpecNotes
>		ENDIF
>		* TENSILE Validation.
>		.Validate_Tensile()
>		IF !EMPTY(.cTensileSpecNotes)
>			.cAllSpecNotes=.cAllSpecNotes + ;
>				CHR(13) + CHR(10) + .cTensileSpecNotes
>		ENDIF
>		* TORSION Validation.
>		.Validate_Torsion()
>		IF !EMPTY(.cTorsionSpecNotes)
>			.cAllSpecNotes=.cAllSpecNotes + ;
>				CHR(13) + CHR(10) + .cTorsionSpecNotes
>		ENDIF
>		IF LEN(ALLTRIM(.cAllSpecNotes)) > 0
>			MESSAGEBOX(.cAllSpecNotes, 0+64, "Out of Spec Notes")
>		ENDIF
>	ELSE
>		.lblSpecsMsg.Caption="Spec NOT Found!"
>		.lblDiaOutOfSpec.Visible    =.F.
>		.lblBreakOutOfSpec.Visible  =.F.
>		.lblRoundOutOfSpec.Visible  =.F.
>		.lblCastOutOfSpec.Visible   =.F.
>		.lblTensileOutOfSpec.Visible=.F.
>		.lblHelixOutOfSpec.Visible  =.F.
>		.lblTorsionOutOfSpec.Visible=.F.
>		.lblBendOutOfSpec.Visible   =.F.
>		.lblWrapOutOfSpec.Visible   =.F.
>	ENDIF
>ENDWITH
>

>
>I call the form-level method in the Form's INIT, in the SAVE button, in the navigational buttons and in the afterrowcolumnchange method in the grid that shows the records.

I don't think you need to call this method from form's Init, you do want to call this method from all other mentioned methods but make sure these buttons (and grid's AfterRowColChange) don't call each other.

Also see Re: Validating data in grid entry Thread #678737 Message #678924 for grid validation.