>I realize that, but the users are going berzerk since it worked that way in their old Fox 2.5 app, so I need to find some automatic way of doing it.
I disagree. This is a training issue...they need to be taught that Windows applications are supposed to follow a set of rules and these rules may cause their program to behave differently.
Craig Berntson
MCSD, Microsoft .Net MVP, Grape City Community Influencer