>Jim,
>Thanks, but that wasn't the problem. I put a push key clean in the init of the form and all is well. Now I just have to find where I left some 'on key label fx do nothing' code laying around.
>
>I find that since I have been working with VFP, I tend to get frustrated more quickly and consequently not examine the most likely cause of program misbehavior. Is this common? or have I been stuck in the DOS world too long.

Calvin,

It is very common, until you become cmfortable with the event and object models in VFP. Once you get those down you will never look back.