>>>I didn't try it, but could you use Active-X status bar within VFP toolbar docked to the bottom.
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>>Just wanted to let you know that this worked out for. I just needed a few lines of code to make sure it ended up the right width.
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>>Tamar
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>So, you added it to the toolbar? I felt it's good, and could be always extended by adding some other controls to the same place.

Yep, put the status bar in a toolbar and added code to handle the width and to dock at the bottom.

Tamar