>>>>>My form have quite a number of controls.
>>>>>Your idea should work fine if I have "exclude all other controls, get the listbox populated with values only if focus is about to be set to 1 or 2 controls" scenario.
>>>>>However, in my case, it is exactly the reverse scenario, I want to "do nothing" only for 1 or 2 controls and get the listbox populated with values for the rest of controls.
>>>>>
>>>>>If I were to do it as you have suggested, that means I will have to add code to GetFocus event of almost all controls in the form and I think I can easily forget about adding the same code, if in the future I need to add new control to the form.
>>>>
>>>>Don't remember, can you bind the GotFocus event?
>>>
>>>Hi,
>>>I couldn't figure out how can a bind of GotFocus event help in this case, care to elaborate?
>>
>>If ALL controls are placed in the form (not in some container)
>>The you could use this (in Init event of the form):
>>

>>FOR EACH oControl IN thisform.Controls
>>    IF PEMSTATUS(oControl, "GotFocus", 5) AND;
>>       NOT INLIST(UPPER(oControl.Name), PUT THE NAMES OF CONTROLS YOU WANT TO EXCLUDE IN UPPER CASE HERE)
>>       BINDEVENT(oControl,"GotFocus", thisform,"PopulateListBox", 1)
>>    ENDIF
>>NEXT
>>

>>If you use some container in that form (PageFrame, Container, etc) you should do this as a method in the form and call it recursively for each container.
>
>Thanks alot!
>I can't think of a better way than yours!!!
>
>Btw, could you give me a clue, how do I get my name up there in the message footer so that you can CC me?

O, I can :-)
Just use subclasses for the VFP main classes and all your life will become much easier.
Yes, at the beginning it will be hard to change all of your controls, but believe me, that work is worth it :-)
I already sent you info how to change your account.