Hi Terry,
Have you considered using Fox's thermometer class for this purpose? Cheesy sample full of bullet holes provided for your consideration.

o_thermometer1=NEWOBJECT("_thermometer","c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vfp98\ffc\_therm.vcx", "", "my title", 50, 1)
o_thermometer1.visible = .t.
o_thermometer1.update(1, "mytask")
o_thermometer1.update(40, "mytask")
o_thermometer1.update(49, "mytask")
o_thermometer1.update(50, "mytask")
o_thermometer1.release()

Adjust your path accordingly to find the class library.

>My project has a progress bar (OCX 5) along the bottom of the form. The restof the form is a list control (OCX). No buttons - no room for a "Label".
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>As the progress bar marks the projects "march" through a process, I would like to "echo" revalent text on top of the prohress bar.
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>Unfortunately any object (label, container,etc), except a "form" is "forced" under or behing the progress bar.
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>I was thinking of overlaying a semi transparent form with a "Label" control along the width of the progress bar. This produces a additional item in the task bar.
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>Is there another way to do this? Is there a way to hide the "shortcut button" a top level form places in the task bar?
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