>>>>Should be simple but I'm rusty..
>>>>
>>>>In a Form.Init() I create a cursor:

CREATE CURSOR xxx (
>>>>    MyField N(6,1)
>>>>)
>>>>APPE BLANK

If I open this in a browse window I can enter data as expected (e.g. typing '12345' gives '1234.5').
>>>>In the form I have a textbox with DataSource = xxx.MyField.
>>>>If I enter the same keystrokes here I get '1.24' and it tabs to the next item.
>>>>
>>>>What am I missing?
>>>
>>>It should be ControlSource, but I assume this is a typo.
>>
>>Yup, sorry - typo.
>>
>>>Check what is InputMask property of this TextBox.
>>
>>I'm not setting it in the designer and it's an empty string at runtime....
>
>Try to set Value of this TextBox to 0.0 before settinmg the ControlSource:
>

>thisform.TextBox.Value = 0.0
>thisform.TextBox.ControlSource = "xxx.MyField"
>

You might also want to check your SET DECIMALS setting.

Chris.