thats right, thanks again
PS you in Boston, over here in Bedford.
>Tim,
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>I assume you're using VFP where the Foundation Read has been replaced by READ EVENTS. What you need to do is run your menu code, then put a READ EVENTS. This will keep your application running until you CLEAR EVENTS. You can put the CLEAR EVENTS in the code that runs when the user chooses to exit the application.
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>>Can you tell me the rule so as to never have a compiled app start up and not be able to exit properly or at all.? thanks
"Build a man a fire, and he's warm for a day.
Set a man on fire, and he's warm for the rest of his life."