>>>Do you create some objects as part of form property reference?
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>>Actually no.
>>in the listbox init I have
>>IF USED('&zfile')
>>USE IN &zfile
>>endi
>>USE &LD:&zfile
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>>.rowsource="select emas,doc,noun,model,s_n,rec_1297,p_u_date,loc,tin_doc,drmo_date,remarks,rek from &LD:&ZFILE into curs zecu"
>>
>>Another problem I notice is the when arrowing thru the listbox, it hesitates dramatically and even has two line items highlighted. ugh.
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>You're using macro when there is absolutely no need for it. I don't know what else may be wrong, but this particular piece of code could be re-written as
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>&& zfile has the actual name of the table (without the path)
>USE IN select(zfile)
>USE (LD + ":\" + zfile + '.dbf') alias WorkFile && assuming your DBF is on the root of the drive
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>.rowsource="select emas,doc,noun,model,s_n,rec_1297,p_u_date,loc,tin_doc,drmo_date,remarks,rek from WorkFile into curs zecu"
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I've always used the macros in the past. Does this hinder the app in certain ways? The real issue now is the slowness and hesitation of the listbox.