>Greetings Cetin
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>>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.:
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>etc.
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>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...
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>regards
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>Harry

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Harry,
I really didn't mean you need a form for that :

on key label "F2" clear events
clear all
use employee order tag emp_id
browse nowait
select 0
use orders order tag cust_id
set relation to emp_id into employee
browse nowait
select 0
use customer
set relation to cust_id into orders
browse nowait
read events

Cetin