What you need to do is create a hidden window
to let all the assignments flow into like so :

DEFINE WINDOW HideIt FROM 1,1 TO 14,79
ACTIVATE WINDOW HideIt NOSHOW

and after SQL

issue:

RELEASE WINDOW HideIt

>I'm trying to use a UDF in a SQL statement
>along with having the thermbar appear on the
>screen. I know that to turn the thermbar
>on you SET TALK ON and SET STAT BAR OFF, the
>problem is in the UDF, all of my assignments
>scroll by (obviously not desirable).
>
>If I SET TALK OFF in my UDF I think it will
>goof up my thermbar, won't it?
>
>Is there another trick that I can use to
>keep my assignments from displaying?
>
>advTHANKSance
>
> ...kt