Hello Elyse! Here is an answer (may be!), hope this help... * IBEAM.PRG starts here: #DEFINE idc_arrow (32512) #DEFINE idc_ibeam (32513) #DEFINE idc_wait (32514) #DEFINE idc_cross (32515) #DEFINE idc_uparrow (32516) #DEFINE idc_size (32640) #DEFINE idc_icon (32641) #DEFINE idc_sizenwse (32642) #DEFINE idc_sizenesw (32643) #DEFINE idc_sizewe (32644) #DEFINE idc_sizens (32645) SET LIBRARY TO home()+'foxtools.fll' * Register the LoadCursor function to find out the resource * number for IDC_IBEAM. fnhand=regfn('LoadCursor',"IL","I") cursor_res=callfn(fnhand,0,idc_ibeam) * Find out what the current cursor resource number is. fn2hand=regfn('GetCursor',"","I") CURSOR=callfn(fn2hand) * Test to see if the current cursor resource number equals * that of IDC_IBEAM (or whatever we change it to). IF cursor_res = CURSOR WAIT WINDOW "That's the I-Beam Cursor!" ELSE WAIT WINDOW "That's not an I-Beam Cursor!" ENDIF Have a happy day Vladimir Shevchenko > I always have my MousePointer property set to Default (0). Is there a way > that I can determine at a given moment what the actual shape is?