>Hi All:
>
>This doesn't work:
>
>On a textbox named txtCardNumber I have the following in the lostfocus():
>
>

>thisform.ValidateLocal()
>

>
>In ValidateLocal, the following code:
>
>

>IF CardType(thisform.txtCardNumber.value) = thisform.cboCardType.Value
>ELSE
>	MESSAGEBOX('This is not a valid number for ' + thisform.cboCardType.Value + '; Please ReEnter',48)
>	thisform.txtCardNumber.SetFocus()
>ENDIF
>

>
>The messagebox executes, but focus does not go to the txtCardNumber, but rather to the next textbox in the form!
>
>??
>
>Yossi

Try instead

if not thisform.ValidateLocal()
   nodefault && focus remains in the txt
endif

Remove SetFocus line from ValidateControl method and change it to:

IF CardType(thisform.txtCardNumber.value) = thisform.cboCardType.Value
ELSE
	MESSAGEBOX('This is not a valid number for ' + thisform.cboCardType.Value + '; Please ReEnter',48)
	return .F.
ENDIF