>Any suggestions on how to suppress the / / marks in a date text box in a grid. I want to see the / / only when the cell has focus.
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>Thanks
>Gaylen

Use two controls - one which is a text box and shows the date without the // and the other which is a date field and is active for data entry. Use the ActiveControl property to switch between them. Sparse may need to be set also.

HTH
Barbara