Thank you for your suggestions.
>You shouldn't need to use the date check if you make sure the value is bound to a date or datetime value. The value you bind to can be either a cursor or a property on the form.
>
>Then again I think the better way to deal with this is to bind the value to a property or field, and then manipulate the field or property rather than the textbox value. IOW, work on the model not the UI.
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>+++ Rick ---
>
>>Hi,
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>>I have the following code in a KeyPress method
>>
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>>this.value = this.value + 1
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>>The value is supposed to be a Date. So that the Date in incremented. How do I check that the Value is valid and that it can be incremented by 1 (or whatever).
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>>Would the following code be correct?
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>>if type('this.value') = 'D'
>> this.value = this.value + 1
>>endif
>>>>
>>Or, maybe vartype() is better. I tested, so far, and both work.
>>
>>TIA
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