Field Definition is character of 1 length

Validation rule is if (gender) # "m" .OR. (.NOT. gender) = "M" .OR.
(.NOT. gender) = "f" .OR. (.NOT. gender) = "F"

Validation text is "Valid Inputs are m, M, f or F. If Gender is m or M
then Title 1 must be he and Title 2 must be his or if Gender is f or F
then Title 1 must be she and must be her."

Upon data entry in the gender field, the if clause is attempting to be
executed as a program and hence the following error is displayed file
"if.prg" does not exist.

The validation text then appears but when you click ok and attempt to
click save or revert from the data entry screen the program doesn't
allow you to exit and keeps displaying the file "if.prg" does not
exist message

As a result I have to ctrl+alt+del out of Visual Foxpro.

I believe an easier check would be:
IF not (gender $ "mMfF")

Note: the n proper syntax of your statement would be:
IF gender # "m" .OR. .NOT. (gender = "M") .OR. ;
.NOT. (gender = "f") .OR. .NOT. (gender = "F")

alternately


IF gender # "m" .OR. gender # "M" .OR. ;
gender # "f") .OR. gender # "F"

Rick

"Boulent Mustafa" <OhWhite (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote