thanks, I just made it work by setting select on entry to .t. and returning fals in valid if it is uncahged
I'll do more checking
Thanks again
How is Arube? warmer than Norway :-)

Peter


>Not tested, but what about something like this in interactivechange

>if this value =  'ClaimNo./Claimant' 
>   nodefault
>   this.value=''
>   this.selstart=0
>   this.refresh
>   dodefault()
>endif

>
>>I want to show:
>>
>>ClaimNo./Claimant
>>
>>in a textbox as a guide to users, but as soon as the user starts typing the 'ClaimNo./Claimant' should diappear and the typed text show.
>>Tried several versions, but none is satisfying.
>>Has anyone tried that??
>>
>>Peter