thanks
Makes more sense.

Jim
>>Jim,
>> I am having this same problem.
>> I have followed this information and am now confused.
>> I have a combo box that they pick a name. I want to force them to the next combo box to select a company. I have a setfocus in the lostfocus of the name box that says thisform.companybox.setfocus.
>>
>>Where does that NODEFAULT statement come into play at that you are talking about below?
>>
>>Thanks Jim Boden
>>_______________________________________________________________________________Jim,
>
>The LostFocus needs to say;
>
>Thisform.Companybox.SetFocus()
>NODEFAULT