That's usually an indication that some program is still running and you're stuck at a READ EVENTS. Try using the program menu and choose "Cancel" from there. Then try the Command Window again.


>I have not been trying it in the EXE, only IDE.
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>I can indeed get to the command window. However, any time I press [Enter] there it's ignored.
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>>Wait a minute, I must be missing something. Are you ONLY having this problem in an .EXE, or are you having it in the IDE, too?
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>>If you're in the IDE, you should be able to get to the Command Window to try it. If you're in an .EXE, then yes, there is no Command Window.
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>>>Yup, I do .... although I can't get to the command window,
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>>>>Ok, how about if you do ?INKEY(0) from the Command Window? Do you see the proper codes that correspond to the help for INKEY()?
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>>>>>No, that neither.
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>>>>>Makes me wonder what strange things I've done ...
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>>>>>>>no, that tain't it.
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>>>>>>>I note that if I have "ON KEY Label" statements, the function keys work; if I comment out those lines, I can't get the function keys to work.
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>>>>>>>>>Bernard --
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>>>>>>>>>Since none of my keyboard shortcuts are working, I tried your #2 first. I put "clear macros" immediately before DO MyMenu.MPR. No changee; function keys still have no effect.
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>>>>>>>>>Any other suggestions?
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>>>>>>>>You don't have one of those keyboards with that stupid "F-lock" key, do you? If there was ever anybody that should be tortured, it was the perpetrator of that!
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>>>>>>How about if you do PUSH KEY CLEAR?