>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:
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>thisform.xxxxx.setfocus
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>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.
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>The control is visible and active.
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>Originally I had the code in the VALID event but VFP informs me that .SETFOCUS can not be used in VALID.
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>I can only get .SETFOCUS to function as I expect from buttons.
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>Ideas???

Ian, you can still have your validation code in Valid and not use Setfocus at all. If your test fails just RETURN 0 from Valid().

Nick