Set the buttons CANCEL property to true. Then in your lost focus check for LASTKEY()=27. If the lastkey was 27 then they cancelled otherwise they lost focus by some means other than that button.

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>I have a list box that in the lost focus event fires a necessary procedure. I want to skip this when someone presses the cancel button. How do I trap for that specific object?
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>I was thinking of :
>if ThisForm.Command1.????
> return
>endif
>
>what should the ??? be ?
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>TIA
>
>__Stephen

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