set text field to be current active field for input

[kronar]

When I edit an entry text box and decide the entry is not correct I blank the text box but am having trouble getting the cursor to be positioned there for the user to reenter data. I can't seem to find how to position cursor in any of my books, though I think I could once do this a couple of years ago.
Why is it so hard to find how to do things? I am an old linear programmer, with some training in C and C++. I have books: "Beginning Access 97 VBA Programming" and "Access97 Developers Handbook", is there a more general text I should get?

 

[PHV]

A common way is to use the BeforeUpdate event procedure of the TextBox and play with the Cancel parameter.

Hope This Helps, PH.
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[kronar]

That worked, Thanks