>>>How do I send the FOCUS back to a field from a VALID?
>>RETURN .F. or RETURN 0 or RETURN [tabordernextfield of interest]
>>It's easy to get trapped in WHEN/VALID now so I try to only got/set/lostfocus and use the lostfocus event for validation and repositioning. Usually any gotfocus() code is ok to prime the field for the user (i.e. reset to empty/null/default this.value stuff)
>>HTH
>Gary,
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>Here's my take on When/GotFocus and Valid/LostFocus
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> WHEN: Decide if the user should be allowed in this control at all (ONLY This do not set up control here)
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> GOTFOCUS: SEt up control for focus (if this event fires the user is in because they passed the When test)
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> VALID: Decide if the user will allowed to leave this control (Do NOT react to their leaving here)
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> LOSTFOCUS: React to the focus leaving this control (because if this event fires they have passed the Valid test)
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>This is not an either or situation, it is best to make the proper use of all four events. To make proper use one needs to know the event sequence;
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> Moving to a control:
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> WHEN If When test is passed ------> GotFocus
> If When test failed -------------> When of next control
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>
> Moving off of a control:
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> VALID If Valid test passed --------> LostFocus
> If Valid test failed -----------> Focus remains in this control (LostFocus does NOT fire)
Very good point. I think that a lot of us fall into the OR decision and forget that we can simply flag the state of the control and process in the got/set
TIA