>A button click event on a dialog form runs a process that moves a large text file into a
>single memo field, then parses the one memo into separate memo fields in another table and adds
>descriptive information to character fields on each record. Everything works as it should until I add the following lines :
>
>x=atc(“;”,m_from)
>replace all m_from with substr(m_from,x+1)
>replace all m_from with alltrim(m_from)
>
>the above lines are then repeated with change in field name for two other fields.
>
>I have a wait window in ( running from .exe – a long story) before and after this code and both fire – but VFP is ignoring the nine lines in between ( it ignores the nine lines if the wait’s are out, also) .
>
>The only way I can get this to run is to put a browse after each set of three lines.
>
>Any suggestions re: cause of this behavior?
>
>Eleanor

Are you're tables buffered?