>>>Hi Linda,
>>>
>>>>I have a form with multiple tab pages. On one of the pages, I want to test some conditions and, if those conditions are not met, set the focus to another tab. On the Enter method of the page, I used a statement like:
>>>>
>>>>

>>>>if (somecondition = false)
>>>>{
>>>>    mmAppDeskTop.MessageBox.Show("You must take care of business.");
>>>>    pgOtherPage.Focus();
>>>>    return;
>>>>}
>>>>

>>>>
>>>>The code executes without an error but it doesn't change the focus. Is there some equivalent to "nodefault()" that I need to use?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks.
>>>
>>>I first assume the compiler would have caught the error of (somecondition = false) rather than (somecondition == false)
>>>As far as changing to another page, try this.
>>>

>>>MyTabControl.SelectedIndex = 2;
>>>

>>>Tim
>>
>
>Great Linda. You could also do this:
>

>this.MyTabControl.SelectedTab = this.pgOtherPage;
>

>>Thanks, Tim. I did finally try this and it took care of the problem.
Thanks, Tim. I think I like that better because it's more self-documenting.