I think if you take out the "DO", it will work...

HTH

>REALLY CLOSE! I think this will work but I am missing something
>
>I created a new method in the form called CHECKFORDELETE.
>
>I then added DO THIS.PARENT.CHECKFORDELETE to a button and VFP told me FILE: THIS.PARENT.CHECKFORDELETE DOES NOT EXIST
>
>What did I do wrong??
>
>>I'm not David, by ant means but where you now have do (procedure) delete it and replace with this.parent.newmethod that will exec the code in that method.
>>
>>HTH
>>Jeff
>>
>>
>>
>>>If I do that how can I call the procedure from other controls (buttons)
>>>
>>> IF deleted()=.t.
>>> Contact_Mgr.txtdeleted.visible=.t.
>>> Contact_Mgr.detailsframe.enabled=.f.
>>> Contact_Mgr.txtfirst_name.enabled=.f.
>>> Contact_Mgr.txtlast_name.enabled=.f.
>>> Contact_Mgr.txttitle.enabled=.f.
>>> Contact_Mgr.txtcompany.enabled=.f.
>>> ELSE
>>> Contact_Mgr.txtdeleted.visible=.f.
>>> Contact_Mgr.detailsframe.enabled=.t.
>>> Contact_Mgr.txtfirst_name.enabled=.t.
>>> Contact_Mgr.txtlast_name.enabled=.t.
>>> Contact_Mgr.txttitle.enabled=.t.
>>> Contact_Mgr.txtcompany.enabled=.t.
>>> ENDIF
>>> RETURN
>>>
>>>>Ian,
>>>>
>>>>Take out the PROC and ENDPROC that you pasted in there.
>>>>
>>>>>if I put the following code into a new METHOD of the form, VFP informs me METHODS CAN NOT CONTAIN NESTED PROCEDURES...
>>>>>
>>>>>*
>>>>>* Deactivate deleted records edit fields on the Contacts from
>>>>>*
>>>>>PROCEDURE contactsdeletecheck
>>>>>ENDPROC