>Most of the time I use
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>lLockScreen = THISFORM.LockScreen
>THISFORM.LockScreen = .T.
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>THIS.Refresh
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>THISFORM.LockScreen = lLockScreen

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>Walter,
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Possible, but with all the problem list of VFP I prefer to touch something only when it is tightly necessary.
Another example is if a BIND exists on LockScreen, that has to happen only when it changes of value