Randy,

No problem. I withheld a more OOP solution from you *grin*. Here it is:

Using this method, you will do a thisform.release(), instead of a hide(). You add a property to the modal form, in this example it is called dateRange. The controlSources of the textboxes become thisform.dateRange.startDate and thisform.DateRange.endDate.

local loDateRange

loDateRange = createobject("dateRangeClass")
loDateRange.startDate = date() - 365
loDateRange.endDate = date()
do form test with loDateRange to loDateRange
* loDateRange.startDate and loDateRange.endDate contain values returned from form
* do your processing here

define class dateRangeClass as custom
	startDate = {}
	endDate = {}
enddefine

* init() method of form
lparameters loDateRange

if vartype(loDateRange) == "O"  && do some error checking
	this.dateRange = loDateRange
else
	error "Invalid parameter passed to form"
endif

* unload() method of form
return this.dateRange

In dateRangeClass, you can add code the makes sure that the dates are valid. The start date should be on or before the end date. For example, you could put test in a method called valid() (within the dateRangeClass). Call this method before releasing the form, to make sure the user has entered a valid date range.

Now you have to decide which way you want to do it :)

>Thanks, Steve for the complete and compact solution.
>The OOP world is still poking me now and then
>reminding me that there's much to learn. Makes ya pine for
>the o'le @ SAY GET --- NOT!