A decent application SHOULD have a READ EVENTS, but it would still work without one, in the case of a modal form. I don't think it is entirely correct to say that the form doesn't "start", but rather that without a READ EVENTS (or a modal form), Visual FoxPro won't wait for input before running the remaining commands in the main program - and eventually reaching the end of the program.

>I'm a little puzzled since you write that your programs has worked earlier. In order to run a form, you must do two things

>Do form yourform
>Read events

>Without the last line, your form won't start since step no 1 only "prepares" the form while step 2 actually "starts" it. From the command window you don't need Read events, but you definitely need it in an exe. I'm not 100% sure about an app though, only 55% :-)
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>>Tore,
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>>Thanks for your response, but I have not used READ EVENTS in an applications since the 2.0 days.
>>I wouldn't know where to put one anyhow.
>>Since all my other apps do not have that statement, I believe it must be something else.
>>If I can be wrong about this, please advise.
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>>Regards,
>>Bob