>You use the valid when you want to keep the user from leaving the field without entering certain data, uh.. validate his input, for instance, you might check for valid input in the valid, and then calculate a total in the lostfocus now that you are sure you got the right data.

Thanks for explaining. Before I would just put the validation code before calculating a total. If it failed I would say NODEFAULT and This.Setfocus. I guess it saves these two steps, and puts the validation code in a logical spot (the valid event). Thanks again, but do you know how to effect that wait window? Otherwise I will have to go back to the lostfocus, where there is no 'helpful' VFP wait window created.

Marcus.