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However, I've often had the need to compute just a field or two on a very complex form, and this can cause problems in workflow if the entire form isn't filled out yet and validation somewhere else on the form might fail. A simple solution is to create a VERY basic form with just the fields that you want to re-compute. Switch forms in your code, call the ComputeWithForm method and switch the form back. This method returns a flag, which you can then check to see if the compute was successful. If computeSuccess is = True, then there are no errors on the document and the fields passed validation. If not, you could go into some type of error handling routine. Keep in mind this will not work if there is a form stored in the document. For this method Notes determines the form for the document by: 1. The stored form, if any 2. The contents of the Form item. 3. The database default form, if there is not a Form item. Check the Help document for this method for explanations on the method parameters. CODE: Get a handle ndoc on your document ndoc.form = 'ComputeFormName' Call ndoc.save(True, False) computeSuccess = ndoc.ComputeWithForm(False, False) ndoc.form = 'OriginalFormName' Call ndoc.save(True, False) END CODE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ================================================= NEWLY POSTED DEVELOPER TIPS: ================================================= We posted 7 new tips this week. Thanks for all your tips and keep them coming! 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