>Change your DisplayValue properties to Value.
>
>>Thisform.totalbdft.Value = val(thisform.bdft1.displayvalue)+val(thisform.bdft2.displayvalue)+val(thisform.bdft3.displayvalue)+val(thisform.bdft4.displayvalue)+val(thisform.bdft5.displayvalue)+val(thisform.c16.displayvalue)+val(thisform.bdft7.displayvalue)+val(thisform.bdft8.displayvalue)
>>Thisform.totalbdft.Refresh()
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>>each of the bdft references is a textbox, as is totalbdft. i want the sum of the bdft boxes to show interactively in totalbdft. when i run this it tells me 'displayvalue not found'. should i be going at this a different way?
>>
>>Thanks from a new Fox.
>>JD

says value, type, or count is invalid when i change them. any ideas?

JD