Make sure that Set Talk is off.
Jim
>Is there a way to keep this command from displaying on the screen when it is run through a command button?
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>SUM (VAL(DE_ITEMS.ITEM_QTY)) TO SUM_QTY FOR ACCOUNT=X
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>it keeps messing up my form by putting the val on top of my forms commands buttons and preventing it from being used more than once.
Thanks
Jim