Hi Jimmy,

TextBoxes don't have a DisplayValue (combos do). Try thisform.bdft1.value instead.

Also this is a perfect place for with...endwith.

example:

WITH THISFORM
	.totalbdft.VALUE = ;
		VAL( .bdft1.VALUE ) + ;
		VAL( .bdft2.VALUE ) + ;
		VAL( .bdft3.VALUE ) + ;
		VAL( .bdft4.VALUE ) + ;
		VAL( .bdft5.VALUE ) + ;
		VAL( .c16.VALUE   ) + ;
		VAL( .bdft7.VALUE ) + ;
		VAL( .bdft8.VALUE )

	.totalbdft.REFRESH()
ENDWITH

You can also use the ; to continue lines of code on more that one line, and use spaces to line things up. Makes it a little easier to read :)

Also I don't think you need the val() function. If you get a "function invalid" type message (like I got when testing it) just delete the val() from the above.

Hope this helps.

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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?
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>Thanks from a new Fox.
>JD