Thanks for the information, Doug. Setting lQuiet .T. works and is the solution I'll use for now, I guess.

My COMCTL32.OCX is version 5.00.3714. I can't find any reference to a version 6.00.8022 on Microsoft's web site. The latest version I've been able to locate is 5.00.3828 which is referenced in article Q167121 dated August 24, 1998. Was 6.00.8022 released with VS6? If so, why would version 5.0h of SDT require a VS6 version of the control?

IAC, I'm evaluating SDT 5.1 now and will probably upgrade. As you know I've been a fan [ and registered user :-)) ] of Stonefield products since SDD for 2.x and I've never seen an upgrade yet that wasn't worth the investment.

Thanks again for your support.

>Hi Rick.
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>>Yes, an OLE "class not registered" error occurs when Update( ) tries to instantiate oProgess (line 81 of the code). I checked my VFP (5.0a) options under ActiveX controls and the "Microsoft Progress Bar Control" is registered,
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>Yes, but it might be a version issue. You have three choices:
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>- ensure the ProgressBar control is version 6.00.8022 as displayed in the Properties window for COMCTL32.OCX
>- set oMeta.oSDTMgr.lQuiet to .T. before using Update so the progress window (and therefore ProgressBar) aren't instantiated
>- upgrade to SDT 5.1 -- it uses a VFP native thermometer rather than the ProgressBar control
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>Doug