>>>I have an application which runs by years, but now, suddenly and without a reason it doesnt execute the "?? chr(7)" command.
>>>If I run the app in debug mode it works but if I run it normally does not.
>>>It is not something related with my PC because it gives the same error also on another one.
>>>Any ideas ?
>>>Alessio
>>>
>>>PS the set of instructions are something like this
>>>
>>>set bell to WaveFileName
>>>?? chr(7)
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>>I ran into this some years ago. I think the reason is that some VFP controls don't accept chr(7) as a valid keyboard input. If one of these controls has focus when you issue that call, nothing happens.
>
>Then instead of using ??, he can
>
>wait chr(7) nowait
>
>instead.

Nice trick!