>If there is a property that you have to indicate Edit Mode, you can put the code in an Access or Assign method (whichever suits you best). If not then probably put a call in your code that puts the form into "Edit" mode.
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The intial application was written with out a framework and I could not find a property that says form is in Edit mode. There is a click method which puts the form into Edit mode and I assigned the new property there, i.e.

thisform.curseitecode = thisform.cbositecode.value

It almost works. When I select value for the drop down list it fires the validate and displays my warning message and resets value to the original value.

I still have the following odd behaviors.

1. Can type a value only once. i.e. assume values are A and B, then if I type an A I cannot type a B in its place but I can only change it via the drop down list.

2. When a new value is type in instead of being set by the drop down list its not always validate the new value, i.e. if records exist for A and B it does not display the message that data already esists and moves to the next field as if value is ok. Save does produces an error message but I want to avoid that.

Any explanations and suggestions appreciated.