>>Exactly - I had to solve that one a while back. You can even have the control setfocus to itself, that's a little more generic way to do it...
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>I use the form.WriteBuffer() method since Tasmanian Traders for VFP 3.0 time... :)
Ah, yes - that's the REPLACE technique that John mentioned. Well, if I hadn't already reinvented the wheel, I might now use it. Always nice to hear about these things 3 years after you need them < s >
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