Ok what other settings differ from the base class?

>Nope.
>
>Kev
>
>>When you comment out the valid code it runs as you expect it to?
>>
>>>Caroline
>>>
>>>This is what gets me, the Valid code has 2 IF statements but none of them execute because the Textbox doesn't satisfy any criteria.
>>>
>>>So no code actually runs!!
>>>
>>>Kev
>>>
>>>
>>>>Kev,
>>>>I seem to remember having a similar problem and I solved it by storing the SelStart and SelLength then resetting them.
>>>>If you would like me to take a look at the valid code....or have you identified exactly which line causes the reset?
>>>>
>>>>>Hi Caroline
>>>>>
>>>>>I have code in the Valid but it is not doing anything to the value etc. in the textbox but it is still unselecting the text.
>>>>>
>>>>>It doesn't happen on textbox's which are not executing the Valid event.
>>>>>
>>>>>Kev
>>>>>
>>>>>>>Hi
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I have some code in the RightClick() event of both my EditBox's and Textbox's - identical code.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>When I select some text from the Textbox and right-click it loses the SelStart and SelText properties - they reset to 0. This works fine in the Editbox though!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Any ideas? I've checked everything.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Kev
>>>>>>Kev,
>>>>>>Are you sure you don't have any code in the base class for the TextBox maybe LostFocus or Valid?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Try testing the code on a clean form with a clean TextBox (ie use Fox classes) just to see how your code should react.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>HTH