This is by design because when this error is hit ("Too many windows open"), the Wait Window cannot be displayed.

Dave

>Error 1116 will not pay attention to an on error setting...
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>Try;
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>ON ERROR *
>ERROR 1116
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>or
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>ON ERROR Wait Wind 'Error'
>ERROR 1116
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>
>I'm sure this is by design, just ran across it when I was trying to fill up a table for prototyping.