>Thanks for the quick response.
>
>THISFORM.Draw() does not solve the issue. By itself or with a DOEVENTS after it, still no label on my form being displayed. Recompile the exact same code base in VFP 8.0, run it, and the label displays just fine.
>
>JoeK

Not a good solution, but, try:

* _VFP.AutoYield = .F. && if it is set to .T.
label.Caption = label.Caption
label.refresh
thisform.draw
DOEVENTS FORCE
* _VFP.AutoYield = .T.

Can you post a piece of the code ? If it exists