Try to add NODEFAULT to the case when F9 is processed.
>If I hit F9 then the save works.
>If I hit F10 then the current object loses all text that has been entered.
>If I do not map F10 to F9 then nothing happens and the text is unchanged.
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>We use command buttons on all our forms. The keypreview is turned on in the forms and there is a case statement in the form keypress that looks for any hot keys used in the command buttons and if one is hit then a procedure or whatever is run from the case statement. This has worked really well for us for a number of years.
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>As I said, the Only change that caused this problem is changing the form from Modal to Modeless. If I change the form back to Modal it works ok.
>John.
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