>Dana,
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>Of course. You're correct in that DO CASE... is not what I'd need and several IF statements would be required. Anyway, if there were multiple fields that needed validating, is it recommended or common to create "large" IF statements within the validation rule?
A table-based approach for validation is much easier to maintain. All rules, and the corresponding texts, are in a table. Then, all you need to do is add a rule and its corresponding error message into the table.
If you are intested, I will post my validation code.
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