Hi Fred.

>> You can put a PUSH MENU _msysmenu and the DO modalmenu.mpr in the GotFocus of the form, and a POP MENU _msysmenu in the Unload. Works for me. <<

< lol > Just goes to show that there is always more than one way to skin a fox. I think it was JVP who discovered the methos of using the paint method to activate the back in the days of VFP 3,0. It worked, so I never explored alternative ways later.

Thanks for the info.

Marcia