>I understand now. Thanks a lot for your explanation!
>
>Ben
>

You're welcome.

>
>>>I still don't understand. When a modal form is activated, g_WaitCode>0 is always true no matter the form's method code is running or not.
>>>
>>>Ben
>>>
>>
>>Sorry, I put little attention
>>
>>

>>* on Timer Event
>>IF PROGRAM(-1)>m.g_WaitCode+1
>>            * a VFP line code is running
>>ELSE
>>           * Stand Alone event
>>ENDIF
>>

>>
>>>
>>>>>Hi Fabio,
>>>>>
>>>>>Frankly speaking, I don't understand. Can you explain why?
>>>>>
>>>>>Looking at your code, g_WaitCode is always larger than 0 no matter method code is running or not.
>>>>>
>>>>>Ben
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>The public g_WaitCode shoud to be set to 0 when the application start.
>>>>

>>>>PUBLIC g_WaitCode
>>>>g_WaitCode = 0
>>>>

>>>>
>>>>it go to 1 before to call a Modal form and return to zero when the modal form go out.
>>>>If modal call another modal it become 2 and return 1 ....
>>>>
>>>>javascript:document.Form1.submit()
>>>>>
>>>>>>>Fabio,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>After adding the counter, how can I detect if the timer is firing between 2 lines of the method code of a modal form?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Ben
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>

>>>>>>* on Timer Event
>>>>>>IF m.g_WaitCode>0
>>>>>>            * a VFP line code is running
>>>>>>ELSE
>>>>>>           * Stand Alone event
>>>>>>ENDIF
>>>>>>

>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Fabio
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Thanks for your suggestion. However when an modal form is on top, the stack level is higher than 1.
>>>>>>>>>I want the time code runs no matter a modal form or a modaless form is on top, but not between code lines.
>>>>>>>>>Will it be possible to do it?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Ben
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>AFAIK with native VFP behaviour NO.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>You can workaround every middle code waiting with a public counter or _SCREEN.property
>>>>>>>>and remove the counter from the PROGRAM(-1)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>g_WaitCode = m.g_WaitCode +1
>>>>>>>>READ EVENT
>>>>>>>>g_WaitCode = MAX(m.g_WaitCode -1,0)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>****************************************
>>>>>>>>g_WaitCode = m.g_WaitCode +1
>>>>>>>>* create a modal form
>>>>>>>>g_WaitCode = MAX(m.g_WaitCode -1,0)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Check if the timer event fires between two lines on execution is not a good way.
>>>>>>>>My real suggestion is to change the way to get to do what you want to do.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>How can I know if some VFP code is still running when a timer event is fired?
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>TIA
>>>>>>>>>>>Ben
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>vfp uses a common stack,
>>>>>>>>>>then check stack level
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>IF PROGRAM(-1)>1
>>>>>>>>>>....
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>If Timer event run at level 2 or more then the event is fired between 2 running lines.