>>Check the TabOrder on your form, and don't go with enabled/disabled thing, it's just not the way to do it. Maybe put something like
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>Daniel,
>tab order is set correctly. when page 1 is activated all text boxes are dimmed and they do not respond to click events until either the ADD or EDIT command buttons are clicked. the combobox does not behave this way. it is enabled at all times and the user can select any item in the dropdown list and it will save it to that record. i want it to behave like the text boxes.
In that case have the combos Enabled = .F. in the form designer, then run Enabled = .T. in "ADD"/"EDIT" button's click().

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>that problem aside, i must admit that i find visual foxpro frustrating. even though i know i've only used it for about 3 weeks and that i need to give myself a lot more time, right now i wonder if i'll know any more a year from now! did you ever get frustrated with it? david

Oh, you better believe it, man. But I just get an extra kick when I can't make something work, and I usually end up eventually making it work, and learning some new stuff along the way. You're still pretty fresh, I stared at my screen for a few weeks not getting any of it, but it gradually started making sence. Anyway, this is a place to be for you, so hang in there...

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