Isn't there a hidden command in VFP:

SET DWIM ON && Enables the Do-What-I-Mean engine

IIRC the default setting is OFF

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>WAIT WINDOW MyUDFThatChangesACursorAndReturnsAStringValue()
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>:)
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>>You are mistaken. The WAIT statement cannot change data in a cursor.
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>>>I solved a weird bug in our code....
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>>>and it has to do with this WAIT WINDOW
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>>>

>>>WAIT WINDOW 'Charged to Account No. ' + ALLTRIM(STR(mAR_Link)) TIMEOUT 2
>>>

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>>>When the code runs up to this statement, I can stop the code and see that I have 4 records in a table called REGTEMP which is used EXCLUSIVELY.
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>>>After the WAIT WINDOW executes and I stop the code, I now have only 1 RECORD in REGTEMP! And this record is missing some of its data in some of the fields!!
>>>
>>>
>>>When I change the WAIT WINDOW to....
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>>>

>>>WAIT WINDOW 'Charged to Account No. ' + ALLTRIM(STR(mAR_Link)) NOWAIT 
>>>

>>>
>>>Everything is happy in FoxPro land..... and the code works.... I still have my 4 records in REGTEMP!
>>>
>>>Anyone come across a bug like this in WAIT WINDOW???
>>>
>>>Thanks!