SET NOTIFY is scoped to the current data session. You may need to set it off again.

Do the validation in the Valid event of the textbox and display your own MESSAGEBOX message, then return 0 from the Valid event.

>Hi,
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>I put text box with format property set KD for date input.
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>in operation when invalid date is entered a give 'Invalid date' mesage in upper right corner. this is annoin and i want to replace it with my message end error rutine. how to do this. set notify is off. i tried with valid event but don works.
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>Thanks