Hi Glenn-

Here's a long solution that you may not want to use, but will probably work.

In the textbox that needs the validation code, place some code in the interactive change such as

thisform.comment = 'Changed'

In the gotfocus of all other objects on the form, put:

dodefault()
thisform.gotfocus()

In the form.gotfocus() put

if this.comment='Changed'
this.doSomeValidationOnTheBox()
endif
this.Comment=''

How's that??

Dave