>Obviously you can reproduce this. However, with the code you provided, I cannot repro it under VFP7. I did this:
>

>DEFINE WIND ERROR FROM 0,0 TO 20,79 COLOR SCHEME 10
>CREATE TABLE 'error' (errno N(3,0),errprog c(24),;
>   errline N(3,0),errdate d,errtime c(5),errmess c(24))
>INSERT INTO 'error' VALUES (123,'thisprog.prg',999,;
>   DATE(),'18:57','mess')
>USE
>SELECT 9
>USE 'error' ALIAS 'ERRTABLE' && TPMcD 25/04/07
>GOTO BOTTOM
>BROWSE FIELDS "No"=errno,"Program"=errprog,"Line"=errline,;
>   "Date"=errdate,"Time"=errtime,"Error"=errmess ;
>   NOEDIT NODELETE NOAPPEND WINDOW ERROR
>RELEASE WIND ERROR
>USE IN 'ERRTABLE' && TPMcD 25/04/07
>

>Using only that snippet, does the problem manifest on your system?
>...Art


Thanks Art

I ran your snippet and errtable closed as expected. I'll have to look closer at what's different in your code (BTW please don't think MY snippet is MY code - I've just got to contend with what I've got - this mystifies me though)

Terry