Greetings Cetin

>You could use "nowait" clause. If further you use "name" clause too you could manage it like a grid control and set some grid properties ;) e.g.:

etc.

interesting insight into the use of the name clause but how would it help in the scenario I described? The requirement is to be able to access menu items, (chiefly to set up searches and run reports) without losing the browse. I can do this with a grid on a form but I can't see how to do it with a freeform browse window. Having said that, the form+grid version seems to be doing what I need in any case, so perhaps its another dos type feature I can live without...

regards

Harry