Joe,

JM> 1) How can I access the current contents of the TDBEdit if the cursor is
JM> still in the field?

MyDBEdit.Text

JM> 2) If there's no way to do #1, is there some way of "solidifying" the
JM> value, as if the user had tabbed out of the field, but keeping the cursor
JM> in the field?

MyDataSet.UpdateRecord

HTH
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