Hi Jan I set the custom properties : decimal : "," Thousand : " " format : 2 Then I type in a fld : 123456 -> 123 456,00 (it's OK) if I type 123456,7 : I expect -> 123 456,70 but I get an error ! Can you update your code ??? -- Greetings. Yves COPPE Email : yvescoppe at skynet.be