>>Barbara,
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>>I put a dummy variable in the method I am interested in and set a break point on it. The break point gets hit and I can step through the code without firing the deactivate or lostfocus.
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>Hmm... I've had trouble with the ACTIVATE code firing, although not with the DEActivate code, since I don't have much to use. I shouldn't have extrapolated from one to the other.

Barbara,

Yes he Activate does fire if I return to the form. I usually try to isolate the code I am interested in and use the dummy variable. If I need to I will move the variable around.