Yes, this is the solucction. thanks
>Having done this myself I cal tell you that the the lostfocus event is refreshing an object? In my case it was a grid but it could be anything. The process gets lost and YOU CAN'T SEE ANYMORE text entry in that text box.
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>Track down your lostfocus and your problem will be gone.
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>__Stephen
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