Is the value by default numeric? Set the select on entry to Y or delete the 0 when keying the value. Also set the format to R and the input mask to 9,999,999 or whatever.

PUBLIC oatiform1
oatiform1=NEWOBJECT("TestForm")
oatiform1.Show
RETURN


DEFINE CLASS TestForm AS FORM


	Height = 171
	Width = 289
	DoCreate = .T.
	nvalue = 0
	Name = "Testform"


	ADD OBJECT text1 AS textbox WITH ;
		ControlSource = "thisform.nvalue", ;
		Format = "R", ;
		Height = 23, ;
		InputMask = "9,999,999", ;
		Left = 108, ;
		SelectOnEntry = .T., ;
		Top = 48, ;
		Width = 100, ;
		Name = "Text1"


	ADD OBJECT command1 AS commandbutton WITH ;
		Top = 108, ;
		Left = 108, ;
		Height = 27, ;
		Width = 84, ;
		Caption = "Close", ;
		Name = "Command1"


	PROCEDURE Unload
		CLEAR EVENTS
		DODEFAULT()
	ENDPROC


	PROCEDURE command1.Click
		thisform.release()
	ENDPROC


ENDDEFINE

>When typing a new value, such as 1, into a blank text box that has an input mask like 9,999,999, an extra zero is added and the value becomes 10 instead 1. The extra zero only appears if I press TAB. When I press ENTER no extra zero appears.
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>I have been searching at MS KB and I found that message number 191503 is related with my problem. The MS KB says this problem occurs only with VFP 5x. I am using VFP 8 and the problems is similar.
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>Was not the problem solved? Is there a another way to workaround than MS KB indicate?