Thanks, Jim - now they're going to the proper message per blank field. Just need for it to go back to form instead of closing form so I can add missing data. My 'next' button says: Private Sub Next_Click() DoCmd.Close DoCmd.OpenForm "LocationFilterRS" End Sub Is this where the problem is that it closes after you click OK on the message box? "Jim Pettit" <j_e_pettit@hotmail To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> .com> Sent by: cc: mso-bounce@freelist s.org Subject: [mso] Re: Access 2002: Checking For Nulls On Form 06/10/2004 05:06 PM Close Please respond to mso ..... Cathy-- You've written: If Nz(Me!Project.SetFocus, "") = "" Then You need to remove dot and the the SetFocus method from those calls: If Nz(Me!Project, "") = "" Then You've got it in all three 'If - Then' clauses --Jim ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any use, review, retransmission, dissemination, distribution, reproduction or any action taken in reliance upon this message is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of the company. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************