Thanks. Now that narrows my error to something else <g>.
__Stephen
>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.
>
>>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?
>>
>>I was thinking of :
>>if ThisForm.Command1.????
>> return
>>endif
>>
>>what should the ??? be ?
>>
>>TIA
>>
>>__Stephen