>> I am creating a text box which need data entry to be valid, in the valid
>> rmethod I have placed the following:
>>
>> IF EMPTY(THIS.value)
>> =MESSAGEBOX(NOTEMPTY_LOC, ;
>> MB_ICONINFORMATION ,;
>> TRACERV_LOC)
>>
>> RETURN .F.
>> ENDIF
>>
>> This reacts fine but I also have a search "cmdButton1" which when pressed
>> fires the valid routine. I have tried to place a
>> "thisform.cmdButton1.keypress()" ahead of this but this allways equates
>to
>> ..T. Is there a way to activate the search button click routine before
>the
>> valid routine fires?
>>
>> TIA, Brian Machtolff
>
>Brian, I think you should call "thisform.cmdButton1.click()" instead.
>Command buttons react to click, and hotkey is just another way of firing
>the click event, so keypress is not interesting in this case.

I created a transparent field after my seach field, in the thisform.transparent.gotfocus() I placed my valid code for the search field, kind of sloppy, but I works.
Thanks for the input, Brian