>I found that out shortly after posing the code. This minimizes the side effects:

That may work, but it turns out that the MOUSE command does not actually
solve the problem I'm having.

Here's what I'm doing: I have an object that performs a download
process and fires an OnUpdate 'event'. THis is event is trapped
in the form (object on the form) and it does a DoEvents to allow
trappng for a Cancel key hit basically.

Problem is unless the mouse is moved the DoEvents just sits
there like a READ! Putting the MOUSE code in front of the
DoEvents appears to do nothing to help the situation. As soon
as you move the mouse things fly.

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