>Thanks for the reply...
>
>this what happens at runtime...
>
>1stSCR is great...no problem
>
>but,
>
>on 2ndSCR which is the read operation the chaotic back color appears
>
>all I wanted is white backcolor, it somehow adopts what's in the background.
>
>here's the object propeties...
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>backcolor = 255,255,255
>backstyle = opaque
>colorsource = object's color prop
>disabledbackcolor = 255,255,255
>disabledforecolor = 0,0,0
>forecolor = 0,0,0
>
>what could be missing

Hi Omar,

PMFJI. Try -> backcolor = 255,255,254
I have had the object located behind's color show through textboxes etc. We found that by just setting the color off by a hair it fixed the problem.

HTH
Mike