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Not sure of your specific scenario but, in general, the trick is in remembering that the validation of a control that is *losing* focus only occurs if the control *receiving* the focus has 'CausesValidation' set to true.>>
>>OK - that was it. Thanks again. I looked all this crap up in MSDN before posting here, and the topic on Control.Validating Event never mentions this fact. The help might be a little more helpful if it mentioned these things. Maybe we need a Hacker's Guide for .NET < g >
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>Can you imagine the size of that one? The vfp one was a telephone book, this one'd be an encylcopedia...
Naah, one skinny little Blu-ray disc.
Regards. Al
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