Unfortunately, timer events will not fire during the execution of a single line of code. The events will stack up (as you've observed) until the currently executing command completes. There may be a way to get around this using Windows API calls. You may want to post a question in the WinAPI section.

>I have noticed that when you are performing an SQL, any timer events that are running, specifically those that update a status bar on my form, do not run. They simply pause, then when the SQL has finished, they 'catch-up' with themselves.
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>Is this an inherent problem with VFP5, and is there a solution to this ?
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>regards
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>Derek