>>=" =" (Equal-apostoph-space-equal-apostroph"
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>>>Can't get this to work... and can't find it in help either, and almost two years have passed since I last did this. UT search doesn't allow equal sign in the search string, and there don't seem to be too many label-related messages in this category anyway. So - question:
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>>>I want to use a =expression as a caption of a label. But it doesn't refresh - whatever value the expression had when the label was instantiated, that value remains. I also tried =(expression), same result.
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>>>Was there some trick to this?
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>OK guys, you got me all wrong.
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>1) I don't want to display an equal sign
>2) I know I can put any code into label's refresh - that's what I wanted to avoid
>3) I want to use the VFP's native behavior for cases when the .caption begins with an equal sign, but it evaluates the expression only once.
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>How do I get it to re-evaluate the expression when the label refreshes? Without code, that is. I know I can write my own refresh - but then didn't need the special .caption format for that, I could have used a custom property to store the expression.

OK, I understand, but since your title referred to one of the problems one may face when upgrading, I did not read the whole message. However, why not use a textbox?