>>>VFP9SP2
>>>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>I would like to conditionaly stop a scan. The easiest way would be to {set escape on} and invoke the ESC key. However the application rules that 'settings' should not be used. Do we have an other option?
>>>
>>>Regards,
>>>
>>>Koen
>>
>>You set some variable and in the scan you check
>>

>>scan
>>
>>   if m.StopExecution
>>      exit
>>   end
>>
>>endscan

>
>But how does m.StopExecution get set? ON KEY LABEL ESC?

Good question. In my older code it was set in ON KEY LABEL ESC. The Cancel button can also try to set this variable. In this case we need DoEvents() added to the scan code.