>>>>I need the full name of a text box object from within a procedure library...
>>>>
>>>>_SCREEN.ACTIVEFORM.ACTIVECONTROL.NAME only returns 'txtPrompt'
>>>>
>>>>What I need is 'form1.PgFrame.Page1.cnt01.txtPrompt'
>>>>
>>>>How can I accomplish this?
>>>>
>>>>TIA
>>>>
>>>>Larry
>>>
>>>May I ask you, why do you need in full reference? You may use Activecontrol object to call any its PEMs.
>>
>>I'm trying to call a UDF from the VALID method. The UDF may do more than validate the input... such as left zero filling the textbox. This is why I need to reference the textbox.
>>
>>Also, while in the textbox, the user may press F5 to display a 'Prompt' screen listing valid entries. In this case, I *don't* want the VALID to fire...
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>>Your approach works fine, until I display the Prompt screen. Subsequent calls to VALID return an error ... "activecontrol is not an object"
>>
>>But I'm closer
>>
>>Thanks
>
>You don't need in Activeform/control here. Instead of this your UDF should accept object reference:
>***Control.Valid event
>=myudf(this)
>***myudf code
>Function Myudf
>LParameter oControl
>if oControl.Value=...
>oControl.Value=...
>Endif
>Return

I had actually tried that approach... Maybe I'll look into it further...

Thanks