>>>>I open a form and click on a command button and this loads another form from which I make a selection
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>>>>Then focus passes to a text box and the cursor is flashing in this text box
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>>>>Bur unless I click into the text box I cant enter any data even though the cursor is flashing
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>>>>Any ideas?
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>>>Do you mean the textbox is on the Search form? How exactly do you call it?
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>>On the main form is command1 which calls another form and when this is closed it passes control to text1 on the
>>same form as the command button by thisform.text1.setfocus
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>>The cursor passes to the text box OK but I can enter any data until i have clicked into the text box
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>Does the main form have a pageframe? Also, any ActiveX? Finally, are you sure the Search form gets released completely?

Hi Naomi

Main fomr doesn't have a pageframe or any ActiveX - as far as I can see the search form has been released - guess Iwill just have to click in the text box although the cursor is already flashing