Then somewhere in the code, it must be setting it back to SET MESSAGE TO.

SET MESSAGE is not supposed to be scoped to private datasessions.

You can also try _VFP.StatusBar = "whatever you'd like to see"

>Hi Fred,
>
>It still does not help. The message just goes away temporarely ,but
>comes back again.
>
>/Torgny
>
>
>>>How do I get rid of the system messages at the status bar ?
>>>
>>>Like this: App_para (Aukt!App_para) Record: 1/1 Record Unlocked
>>>
>>>I'm using Codebook classes and having private datasessions in almost all forms.
>>>I can see that the message comes from the default (nr: 1) datasession, because thats the only session that has App_para table open.
>>>
>>>I have SET NOTIFY OFF and SET TALK OFF but it does not help
>>>
>>>/Torgny
>>
>>Try using SET MESSAGE TO "".
>>
>>Note that you must have the "", and that it's not the same as just SET MESSAGE TO.