>I guess one can use forms to make up an entire app.
>Anyway I am using a textbox because I like the sunken-in effect but how do I implement the usual "@get name" read and capture the user's name?

If your talking about VFP & not FP 2.x then you have a lot to learn. Look at the sample apps that come with VFP & maybe get ahold of the Mastering VFP CD if you can.

This is OOPs technology. Left 2.x in the dust. You have to learn a whole new concept.

HTH,
Tom