The CTOBIN() in VFP8 does not have additional parameters. I've similar code at http://www.berezniker.com/content/pages/visual-foxpro/position-shortcut-menu-over-toolbar in CalculateShortcutMenuPosition(). It does not use CTOBIN() and can work in pre-VFP9 versions..

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>Yes, that answers the question I asked.
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>Unfortunately, there's a follow up, since the CToBin later fails as well.
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>>m.lcPoint = REPLICATE(CHR(0),8)
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>>>I'd like to run the code below in Verison 8, It fails on this statement: m.lcPoint = 0h0000000000000000
>>>
>>>What is the equivalent statement in Version 8? Thanks
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>>>

Lparameters lcMenuName
>>>
>>>Local lnx, lny, lnRow, lnCol, lcFontStyle
>>>
>>>Declare Integer GetCursorPos In win32api As apiGetCursorPos_pemeditor;
>>>	String  @lpPoint
>>>
>>>Declare Integer ScreenToClient In win32api As apiScreenToClient_pemeditor ;
>>>	Integer nhWnd, ;
>>>	String  @lpPoint
>>>
>>>m.lcPoint = 0h0000000000000000
>>>
>>>apiGetCursorPos_pemeditor(@m.lcPoint)
>>>apiScreenToClient_pemeditor(_Screen.HWnd, @m.lcPoint)
>>>
>>>m.lnx = CToBin(Substr(m.lcPoint, 1, 4), "4rs")
>>>m.lny = CToBin(Substr(m.lcPoint, 5, 4), "4rs")
>>>
>>>m.lcFontStyle = ""
>>>
>>>If _Screen.FontBold = .T. Then
>>>	m.lcFontStyle = m.lcFontStyle + "B"
>>>Endif
>>>
>>>If _Screen.FontItalic = .T. Then
>>>	m.lcFontStyle = m.lcFontStyle + "I"
>>>Endif
>>>
>>>m.lnCol = m.lnx/Fontmetric(6, _Screen.FontName, _Screen.FontSize, m.lcFontStyle)
>>>m.lnRow = m.lny/Fontmetric(1, _Screen.FontName, _Screen.FontSize, m.lcFontStyle)
>>>
>>>Define Popup (lcMenuName) shortcut Relative From m.lnRow, m.lnCol