>>>Yes where else can u place it ?
>>>Rajesh
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>>The question should be 'how can I disable all of the controls on my form except the timer?'.
>>
>>You can't simply issue a THISFORM.Setall('enabled', .F.), you have to either name each control specifically, or name them in groups of classes, excluding the timer control.
>
>Well, you *could*.
>THISFORM.Setall('enabled', .F.)
>THISFORM.Setall('enabled', .T., 'timer')

But depending on the length of the timer's interval, you mightn't want to disrupt it (reset it) by temporarily disabling.