UPDATE 2. It appears that the only time the WAIT messages "freezes" is when I click on Exit button, while the WAIT goes on. The form which starts the report has EXIT button (and CREATE button, along with some choices). So, if I let the report creating run without clicking anything, the WAIT does not freeze. But I show some impatience and attempt to exit the process, by clicking on EXIT button, the screen cursor changes to a small circle and the WAIT freezes. It is not a big deal though.
UPDATE. I have just tried your approach. And - I regret to say - it works worse than before. Before, when I was showing the progress in Numbers, it would never "freeze" on my computer; only on customers computers.
Now, when changing the code to your code that shows percentage, it "freezes" on my PC at about 9%. And then the report shows. So, the process continues; it is simply that the message stops at some point.
Still, thank you for your suggestion.

I personally like to see the number of records processed. But your approach may be better for customers' perception (% vs number). I will try your approach and see how it looks.
Thank you.

>If the updates are too frequent, the wait window does not paint properly or skips altogether. I recently changed my own wait window for the same reason:
>
>

>select ("sometable")
>cTotal = str(reccount("sometable"))
>nTotal = reccount("sometable")
>iCount = 0
>go top
>
>LOCAL lnPercentage, lnPercentageNew
>lnPercentage = -1
>
>do while !eof()
>     iCount = iCount + 1
>
>     lnPercentageNew = CEILING(100 / m.nTotal * m.iCont)
>     IF m.lnPercentageNew <> m.lnPercentage
>          lnPercentage = m.lnPercentageNew
>          WAIT WINDOW TEXTMERGE("Processed <<m.lnPercentage>> % ...") NOWAIT
>     ENDIF
>
>     *--- something happens to the record in "sometable"
>     skip in ("sometable")
>enddo
>

>
>>The code is not called in a function. Here is a simplified version:
>>
>>

>>select ("sometable")
>>cTotal = str(reccount("sometable"))
>>iCount = 0
>>go top
>>do while !eof()
>>     iCount = iCount + 1
>>     wait nowait "Count " + str(iCont) + " of " + cTotal
>>     *--- something happens to the record in "sometable"
>>     skip in ("sometable")
>>enddo
>>

>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>if that code is called in a function from inside the report it should work, as previous one is deleted...
>>>(of course with a nowait in last line...)
>>>when / how do you call the Wait Window ?
>>>
>>>>I don't think so. I believe that I need DOEVENT or something like that.
>>>>
>>>>>Wait Clea
>>>>>Wait Window Recno()
>>>>>
>>>>>intended, as RecCount() should be fix?
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I have a report that, when generated, goes through many records (depending on the customer). To show the customer that the screen is not frozen, I have WAIT message which shows the record count. But sometimes when I run this report - on customer server, after so many records, the WAIT message stops showing the count. I know that the process goes on because after some time, the report appears.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>What code can I add to the WAIT - before or after - to make the count appear?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>TIA