>
>Sure you should check the LEN() of the value
>

>*** Valid event of the TextBox:
>IF LEN(this.Value) < 8
>   MessageBox("The password can not be less than 8 chars)
>   RETURN .f.
>ENDIF
>RETURN .t.
>

Returning .F. from Valid event will generate additional 'Invalid value' WAIT WINDOW message. You would want RETURN 0 instead.