You also have to add an additional consideration in case the ActiveControl is a grid

Arnon

>_Screen.ActiveForm.ActiveControl.SetFocus()
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>HTH
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>>I know this question comes up from time to time on this forum, and here it comes again :
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>>how can I force the value of a field that is being input (it didn't loose focus yet) to it's controlsource ?
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>>This happens for example in a save action called by a shortcut to the menu ...