>How do I send the FOCUS back to a field from a VALID?
Robert,

You can only keep focus in a particular field with the VALID. If VALID returns .F., the error message is displayed and focus stays in that control. If the VALID returns 0, focus stays in the contorl but no error message is displayed.

To SetFocus to a certain place on leaving a control, you can do that in the control's LostFocus event by simply;

THISFORM.Control.SetFocus()