I'm trying to create a date class (VFP 5.0) text box that forces a user to to enter a four digit year. I thought it was going to be a piece of cake and I will knock one out in no time. I have found that I cannot trap the number of digits the user keyed in in the *valid* because FoxPro will automatically force it to 8 digits. If I try to trap it in the *keypress* I run into other problems. What if the user pressed *delete* or *backspace*? What if the user pressed *delete* or *backspace* with no text in the text box?

Has anyone invented the wheel?