>When I ask for ThisForm.ActiveControl in the debugger, it says, it can't evaluate the expression.
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>I tried to intercept KeyPress at the form level (Form.KeyPreview = .T.), and wanted to know in what object the user was. Does this property do nothing usefull at all? Or what am I missing?
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>TIA, Hilmar.

Put the VFP screen and the debugger side by side where you can see both. Put the following in the Watch window:

_screen.ActiveForm.ActiveControl.Name