That was funny :) Two days in a row: yesterday David, now you.

Ok, thanks :)

>Thanks to everyone who replied.
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>I also tried it using base classes and it worked.
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>The problem, after a couple of wasted hours, turned out to be that the trainee programmer (me) who created the edit box base class defined it as a text box instead of an edit box.
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>Well, they DO look somewhat similar in the dark!
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>Apparently, thats the first time we've used that class in this app.
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>Being a far superior programmer now, I redefined it as an edit box and there was joy in the streets of Hamilton, NJ.
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>Thanks again to all who replied.