I assume that your quoted code is in the READ VALID snippet. If so, it looks to me like your Save/Exit button is a Read terminate button. To make it work either remove the CLEAR READ line or, if you want to return to the same READ, make your Save/exit button not terminate read.

HTH,
Sorin

>In Foxpro 2.6 for Windows. I am trying to have a screen level validation that checks some things before the screen closes. I entered a logical statement into the screen valid section of the screen generator. I also have some buttons ( for example a save/exit button).. The save exit button contains:
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>GATHER MEMVAR
>CLEAR READ
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>When the save exit button is pressed the screen level validation clause IS NOT executed
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>When I press ESC to exit the screen the screen level validation IS EXECUTED
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>What should I do in my exit button in order to (1) trigger the screen level validation and (2) exit the screen?
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>Thanks in advance!