Actually, you can. Read one of my other posts today titled "Error that is not an error".

Regards.

>Hi
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>I do not think you can set focust to an object within the valid event of another object
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>You could use the return statement in the valid to move to an object, if you know the order number of that object within your form
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>return 5
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>would move to the fith object in your form
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>return 0
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>would say where you are
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>Hope this helps
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>Steven Bowskill