So you do have error code in the form? Why don't you ammend the code there, and add a check for that specific error code at that point...

>Steve
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>Normally I do but in this instance I am exiting the form anyway and am simply clearing the error back to default.
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>I have had a wee search through the 'error' documentation and it appears that you are right and that there is no way to by-pass error code in the control or its parent(s).
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>One would have to go to a more generic method, for which I will wait until I have VFP8 (three very long weeks) ho hum!!!
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