>I have programed a BROWSE ... PREFERENCE pref command that opens a memo window with the browse window. This does not work well since the pref must be made before use and sometimes disapears from the users data file. What is the proper way to automatically popup a memo window?

I've found this to be unreliable - we have seen many things which are cured by zapping or deleting foxuser.dbf, and browse preferrences are stored there. Too much of a hassle.

Instead, you could define two windows, calculate their positions etc (or create two forms in a formset and use their names as window names), and then

modify memo memoname window memowindowname nowait
browse window browsewindowname

This way your window definition is stored in your program (or .ini file or wherever you want), which is far more reliable than resource file.