Yes, you can, but bear in mind that the DefaultValue property is a string:
Me!xNum.DefaultValue = """" & 999 & """"
Me.XDate.DefaultValue = """" & Format(Date, "Short Date") & """"
Me.XString.DefaultValue = """Type over this nonsense"""
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"Mark" <mmorrow@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> How do I write the following code to set the default value?
>
> Me!xNum.DefaultValue =
> Me!XCurrency.DefaultValue =
> Me!XDate.DefaultValue =
> Me!XString.DefaultValue =
>
> Can I just put all the lines of code in the Form's AfterUpdate event?[/color]
