>>>Lovell: I've been using the valid() method to launch a setfocus() for quite a while now and haven't had any trouble. Specifically, I've used the OptionGroup like you and it's been fine.
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>>>Barbara Paltiel
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>>Barbara,
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>>That works in VFP 3.0, but not in VFP 5.0.
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>>Craig
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>Craig: Thanks for the info. Is there a reason for not being able to use the Valid() this way?
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>Barbara

Yup. It's by design....the Valid is supposed to do just that...validate. Jumping to a different field is not a validation problem.

Craig