>Thank`s for your answers!
>
>... but I can`t create STATUS BAR for the main VFP screen (_SCREEN)
>
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> SET STATUS BAR OFF && hide standard status bar
> ....
> && here must be a creation of a SBar (from Comctrl32.OCX)
> ....
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I think the best solution for what you want is to use a top-level form and hide the main vfp screen...this has other benefits as well...then add Activex statusbar to the top_level form...