Using KILL_FOCUS for validation with a 'Cancel' button.

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I have a form where I let the user input a lot of data. I want to be
able to fill parts of the form based on what the user enters in the
first few text-ctrls. So, I trap the KILL_FOCUS of those text-ctrl
widgets.

I also have a 'Cancel' button in the form to cancel the operation.

The problem is that: when the focus is in one of the text-ctrl widgets
(whose KILL_FOCUS is being handled), and the user clicks on 'Cancel'
button, the KILL_FOCUS gets called and it annoys the user to enter a
valid value before handling the 'Cancel' button's click event.

What is the best way to fix this?

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Joe Steeve
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Joe Steeve wrote:

I have a form where I let the user input a lot of data. I want to be
able to fill parts of the form based on what the user enters in the
first few text-ctrls. So, I trap the KILL_FOCUS of those text-ctrl
widgets.

I also have a 'Cancel' button in the form to cancel the operation.

The problem is that: when the focus is in one of the text-ctrl widgets
(whose KILL_FOCUS is being handled), and the user clicks on 'Cancel'
button, the KILL_FOCUS gets called and it annoys the user to enter a
valid value before handling the 'Cancel' button's click event.

What is the best way to fix this?

It might not be a perfect fit with what you are trying to do, but I'd take a look at Validators.

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Robin Dunn
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