>Alan,
>
>No read events is a one per application thing. It tells VFP to let the user work and to not continue with the code until the user does something. For example;
>
>

>* Aplication Start Up Program
>SET ...
>
>DOMyMenu.mpr
>
>READ EVENTS
>
>CLOSE ALL
>CLEAR ALL
>RETURN
>

>
>In this program fox will set the settings, then it will run the menu and then it will stop until something says CLEAR EVENTS. After a CLEAR EVENTS the code above will continue and shut down the application.
>
>Additional READ EVENTS are completely ignored by VFP.

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Jim,
Sorry but disagree if I'm reading you right. VFP doesn't ignore additional "read events". It only ignores if already a "read events" is in effect :

....
do myprg.prg
read events

* After a Clear events
do mymenu.mpr
read events && Not ignored

* myprg.prg
read events  && Ignored

Cetin