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**FORWARDKEY(**//targetcontrol//**//)//**

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| **FORWARDKEY** | Passes a keystroke to another control. |
| //targetcontrol// | A field number or field equate label for the control to receive the passed keystroke. |

**FORWARDKEY** passes a keystroke to another control. This imitates the action of the keystroke as if the target control was the control in focus when the keystroke occurred.

**Example:**

**FORWARDKEY(?LIST)      !pass the keystroke to the list box**