>This is nearly what I want. Is there any way to set focust to a PARTCULAR control (rather than a relative control) from within the valid ?
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>Regards,
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>Gerard
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Hello again

Unfortunatelly, no. You'll have to use a different way to set the focus. The place I use, usually, is Click for commandbuttons, LostFocus for lists and textboxes. Your mileage may vary, but I guess this way can be applied to your case, too.

Hope this helps