> Interesting. In testing, I found that if I clicked out of a field > being edited and then clicked into another field I got the same error. You will unless you commit the record along the way. It's still open. There is a function called Get(RecordOpenState) that you can use to trap for the state of the record: 0-->closed or committed 1-->new record but not committed 2-->modified record but not committed These, along with the Record Modification Count function, were particularly designed for use with external API access to FileMaker Pro records. HTH Steven -- Steven H. Blackwell Partner Member, FileMaker Solutions Alliance FileMaker 8 Certified Developer FileMaker 7 Certified Developer _________________________________________ "The commitment of our Fathers is now the calling of our time." _________________________________________ FileMaker Security: The Book http://www.filemakersecurity.com