>But why is the value of the txtbox not assigned to the var in the save proc?
>
>Best regards
>
>Thomas

trace the value on Valid, When, Lostfocus, Gotfocus.

Years ago I studied all the steps,
I do not remember the details,
but some things made on Lostfocus depend on the event When
Which happens first if the focus shift is done with the mouse.
Try moving around with Tab.