>Hi,
> Thank you for reply. In more specifically, i want to know the number of tables involved in operation like SQL-select, i need it to able me to build my progressbar .....or do u have any ideas to show progress of sql statament ...???? (But not SET TALK)

Why not SET TALK? As long as you do it like:

SET TALK ON
SELECT * FROM MyTable INTO CURSOR MyCursor
SET TALK OFF

it doesn't affect the rest of your program.

(Of course you could also do:
LOCAL OldTalk
OldTalk = SET("TALK")
SET TALK ON
SELECT Dis FROM Dat INTO DeUdder
SET TALK &OldTalk
if you want to be purely "correct".)

My US$.02