IF SET("TALK") = "ON" * * the following line of code looks pretty bizarre, * but in some scenarios VFP insists on evaluating * properties set in the Properties Sheet even before * the form.Load fires, which is where we SET TALK OFF * * if SET STATUS BAR is ON, the talk output is evidently * sent to the status bar, because you only see the * talk output when SET STATUS BAR is OFF * * ...I consider this to be a VFP anomaly, which has * been there for a long time... * * see also * XXDTES("XXFW.VCX","bizarre","cmdBase","Enabled_Assign") * XXDTES("XXFW.VCX","bizarre","txtBase","UIEnable") * SET TALK OFF ENDIFIn all my years of doing VFP, I have never seen this behavior before now. This tells me that this toggling