Hi John

m.THIS???? Why are you putting m. before THIS?

>Mark,
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>I modified the Valid() of the "Form with a valid check" to:
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>RETURN IIF( EMPTY( m.THIS.Value ), .T., 0 )
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>The behavior gets pretty ugly. Clicking on the "Form with a control" simply gives it focus, without the activate/deactivate sequence. If I click back on "Form with a valid check", it will no longer receive focus unless I click on the title bar. For a user, this could get pretty frustrating. I think Fabio's made a pretty good catch here.
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>John