Take a look at the SET MARK OF command ... it allows you to set the mark next to a menu option. Use it like so:

SET MARK OF BAR MyBar OF MyMenu TO .T.

to set the flag. You can also use the MRKBAR() function to determine if the checkmark is already there.
zahid

>Hi. How do you put a checkmark beside a menu option, such as in the 'snap to grid' option on the VFP6 menu?
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>Thanks, Randy