I was thinking that (doevents) might be the case, too, but didn't try it.

But I have tried your code and it doesn't work either.

Hmmm...


>Jeff,
>
>Try

_CLIPTEXT = "MESSAGEBOX('TEST')" && Command to paste
>MODIFY COMMAND myprog NOWAIT && Open a program file
>DOEVENTS
>SYS(1500, '_MED_PASTE', '_MEDIT') && Paste menu item
>

>>I've pasted the exact code in the help for sys(1500) and it doesn't work for me - there's no text pasted in. Doesn't work in VFP7 or VFP9 in developer version of VFP or as an EXE.
>>
>>From VFP9 Help (and is the same in VFP7):
>>pre>
>>_CLIPTEXT = "MESSAGEBOX('TEST')" && Command to paste
>>MODIFY COMMAND myprog NOWAIT && Open a program file
>>SYS(1500, '_MED_PASTE', '_MEDIT') && Paste menu item
>