After a simple test fails on a form, I want the focus to stay on the field/control it is currently on. So I thought I would use:

thisform.xxxxx.setfocus

which seems to work fine in some instances and not in others. Specifically, if that code is used in the LOSTFOCUS event it is ignored.

The control is visible and active.

Originally I had the code in the VALID event but VFP informs me that .SETFOCUS can not be used in VALID.

I can only get .SETFOCUS to function as I expect from buttons.

Ideas???