I think Rick meant use

lcWaitMessage = TEXTMERGE("Processed <<m.lnPercentage>> % ...")
wait window m.lcWaitMessage nowait

>Pass it in "where"? or to "where"?
>
>>Prepare the string however you want and pass it in.
>>
>>>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