Oh, well, I think I have it figured out now.
On starting the form, the relevant cursor was on EOF() (no data yet). Later, data was loaded, but the TextBoxes were not refreshed.
>I am looking at an application, and when running a form, I can't select a certain TextBox.
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>I verified (with the debugger) that .Enabled = .T., and .ReadOnly = .F.
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>I put custom code - starting with SET STEP ON - into .When() and .GotFocus(), but that doesn't even get executed.
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>I also checked that the .ControlSource points to a valid field.
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>What other reasons can make it impossible to even click within the TextBox?
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>TIA,
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>Hilmar.
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>Update: Oh, and when I leave the .ControlSource empty, I CAN enter all right. But specifying a valid .ControlSource makes the information inaccesible.
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