>Suhas,
>
>In your long running code occasionally put a DoEvents() function call so that Fox will stop for a moment and let the windows events get processed. Don't put them too often or else you will severely slow your processing down.


Thanx for the pointer

actually _vfp.autoyeild = .f.

Now changing it to .t. before the long running query and then .f. after the query is completed worked. I have a few activex controls on the form.

thanx again for the pointer

suhashegde