>Is there another function that does the same thing, but returns a true or false? I
>am designing a shortcut menu.
>Jim

>>Jim ---
>>
>>Control.SelText = text selected in a given control (textbox)

Read the online help on the SelText property. You can check what this property contains in code in your menu skip conditions, ie.

IIF(_screen.activeform.activecontrol.seltext="",.F.,.T.)