Hi Fred,

That worked out great. However, I had to add this code whenever I change myVariable

MenuCaption = IIF(myVariable , "\<Filter", "\<Remove Filter")

Thank you very much,
Ali

>>Hi Everybody,
>>
>>I am making a shortcut using short cut designer. I would like to put a conditional statement like this for the prompt:

IIF(myVariabl = .T., “Filter”, "Remove Filter”)

When I put this in the prompt box in shortcut designer I get the following error:
>>
>>

DEFINE BAR 2 OF shortcut PROMPT "IIF(myVariabl = .T. , "\<Filter", "\<Remove Filter")"

>>Command contains unrecognized phrase/keyword.
>>
>>How can I tell the shortcut designer that it is a conditional if, not a character expression?
>>
>>Thank you,
>>Ali
>
>You may be able to get away with a macro:
>
>Use &menucaption as the prompt and this code when you show your shortcut.
>
>menucaption = IIF(myVariable,"Filter","Remove Filter")
>DO yourshortcut.mpr