>I have some code I want to run in the keypress event of a textbox. In the event code I have a dodefault() but it doesn't appear to update the value property of the control with the key that was pressed to get into the event code.
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>When does the value of the key that was pressed get added to the value property of the control?

Do you have ThisForm.KeyPreview = .T. ??? (It's on the Other tab in the form designer.)