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>>activate window calculator
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>>The calculator output is stored in the system variable _calcvalue. This is free with VFP.
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>Thanks, Mark! As my tag line says, I've been working with Fox since '86. Hard to believe, isn't it? Sheesh...
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>- Gerry

I've been with it since '86 as well, and I just recently explored the use of the VFP calculator as well. You can even set the ControlSource of a textbox to _CalcValue and set a timer to refresh its value. Or you can set the ControlSource to an actual data field, and have the Refresh() method code of the textbox to set its value to _CalcValue.