Hi Wallace Write a procedure for the validation routine in the DataModule. Then call it from the OnKeyPress event in each form.
Todd. > I'm entering quite a lot of data from different forms into a single database. > I need to validate the data on each entry point on each form. > > If I use a OnKeyPress, I can write a routine to get what I want, but I would > like to use the routine directly off the field in the DataModule and not on > each form. > In the DM, the OnValidate only checks the data when it is about to be written > which is too late. > > The main problems are numbers in the incorrect format ie 2 decimal points, or > multiple signs etc. A maximum and minimum range would be a real bonus. > > How do I do this ? > > Thanks Wallace > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list > Post: delphi@delphi.org.nz > Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > Unsubscribe: send an email to delphi-requ...@delphi.org.nz with Subject: > unsubscribe -- <b>Passion</b> is no substitute for <b>reason</b> _______________________________________________ NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list Post: delphi@delphi.org.nz Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi Unsubscribe: send an email to delphi-requ...@delphi.org.nz with Subject: unsubscribe