>In the vfp9 report designer a rectangle is initially transparent. It's odd that it shows Opaque nonetheless. However, if I change the background color, then reselect the default for the background and choose Transparent, it's too late. The rectangle will never become transparent anymore. It requires changing the FILLPAT field in the FRX-table (objtype=7) back to zero.
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>Is this only a bug in my own environment? Do I need to install some update?

I see it too in VFP 9 SP2 with all service packs. I didn't test, but doesn't using Send to Back on the rectangle solve the immediate problem.

Tamar