>Howdy and grand rising,
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>Is there a code in vfp 9.0 that would allow the user to see the process while running. Something like a thermometer that displays percentage complete/remaining when uploading data sets?

Not really a problem, Tore gave you samples of code (and I tried M$ outside process for a while, it's ugly and not too precise, so I too wrote my own), it's the word 'upload' that may be a problem. Because, if it's a FTP or other external process, I'm not sure how and when would it let you call your code to update the progress bar*. If it's a VFP process that you want to track, just pick some place in it where you'd check for a certain condition - say, „did it move at least 2% since the last update“, and if condition met, update the bar.
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* „Progress bar“ sounds like a watering hole for revolutionaries