FWIW, I believe I saw such an effect only once - it was caused by a "Thisform.Refresh()" in some timer.Timer() code in that case, IIRC.



hth
-Stefan

>9.0 SP2
>
>Whatever happens happens before Valid / Lost focus because it seems it does not happen once the control loses focus.
>
>
>>What version of VFP are you using.
>>
>>>From the screen during edit.
>>>
>>>Write something, put your hands in your lap, wait a few (10 - 15 maybe 20?) seconds.
>>>
>>>Text disappears.
>>>
>>>
>>>>Can you clarify what is happening...
>>>>
>>>>- Is the data disappearing from the screen during the edit
>>>>- or disappearing from the table after clicking Save
>>>>
>>>>>A user recently complained about data she had entered suddenly disappearing during edit.
>>>>>
>>>>>I initially dismissed this issue as a fluke but was convinced when I saw it happen myself.
>>>>>
>>>>>SET REFRESH does not seem to apply and there is no code (that I am aware of) that would trigger this behaviour, so I'm puzzled.
>>>>>
>>>>>TIA