Do you have any code in form's Paint or Activate/Deactivate events that could be responsible for that bechavior? When you call form Test Deactivate fires and when you come back - Paint and Activate.

>Dear all,
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>I use a form with a couple of textboxes. In the valid event there is the folowing code:
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>TEST()
>RETURN(.T.)
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>In test function there is the folowing code:
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>FUNCTION TEST()
>DO FORMS TEST
>RETURN(.T.)
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>The FORM is an EMPTY form with:
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>ShowWindow = 1
>WindowType = 1
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>When I release the form the focus does not go to the next textbox but to the first textbox !
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>When I remove the 'DO FORMS' line everyting works fine. How do I call a form from within a valid() and return the focus properly to the next textbox ?