Could it also be some obscure command like SET CONSOLE OFF or SET SCREEN OFF (or something along the lines)?

>Text won't appear when I type nor is the insertion point visible. Output from LIST memory or ? "Hello world" shows up just as if directed to the screen, but the controls stay invisible. I've saved DISPLAY STATUS to files from the form when the controls paint and when they don't and can't see any environmental difference.
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>*-- If the form comes up without visible controls
>oForm.LockScreen = .T.
>? datetime() && Nothing displays
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>oForm.LockScreen = .F.
>? datetime() && Outputs to form as expected, but no controls show up
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>As we say in the American South, I'm plumb stumped.
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>Gary
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