Well it looks like that is my answer. I'm well on my way to creating a class based off a txtbox. I was checking the in the valid event, then if it passed the length and being a valid date (now I've got to days against months and months between 1 and 12). Come to think of it, this is turning into a real pain in the !@$. What happens when they enter 02-29-2000 and I don't check for leap year! Ohhhh well, maybe I'll be working someplace else by then.

Thanks for all the help and ideas.

Kirk