>Does someone know the correct syntax for keypress event if I want to have only a set of characters allowed, say
>for example (1,2,a,b,*,#) in a textbox?
>
>Something like:
>if inlist(chr(nkeycode),'1','2',etc)
>
>or !inlist() is better?
>what is the best way to do this?

look in the format and inputmask help. there's a way there to limit the keys a user can enter into a field. it dates back to fox1 i think. it also allows the user to press the spacebar to step through the options.

lots of help, eh? at least you'll recognize it when you see it.