If you want to suppress the other output of the SQL command but still want the thermometer bar, you can SET TALK WINDOW NOWINDOW instead of just SET TALK ON.

>I've just finished installing VFP7 (on W2K machine). In my applications, I
set talk ON immediately prior to doing a SQL Select to show the progress bar and then set talk off immediately after.
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>I can't get a "Running query ..." progress bar to show in VFP7. Is it gone ?
>
>TIA,
>Dick