>>oh, how about something like
>>

>> IF USED(srView)
>>   set escape on
>>   REQUERY(srView)
>>   if lastkey()=27
>>      do cleanUpAndStuffForUser
>>   endif
>> ELSE
>>   USE (srView) IN 0
>> ENDIF
>>

>>
>>There is an ON ESCAPE command, but I don't think that would help in this situation.
>
>Raphael,
>
>That works welll enough, almost. In place of the "DO cleanUp.." statement, I am putting a MESSAGEBOX() then the next line just releases the form. However, just before my MESSAGEBOX() comes up, I get the VFP box ****INTERRUPTED****, Ignore, Cancel, and the program code is scrolled across my form. This is a result of SETting ESCape on. How do I prevent this message from happening?

That's what ON ESCAPE command is for. You need to define your own procedure with ON ESCAPE. BTW, this command is not supported in OleDB, but I'm not sure what other alternatives are there.