Hi Doug,

>What method are you calling that displays the progress form? Is it possible >that the process goes by so quickly that the bar doesn't get refreshed before >the form closes?

Thanks for the reply. I'm using the framework component for SDT. The code looks something like this...

IF This.OpenDefaultDatabase()
IF This.Parent.oMeta.oSDTMgr.NeedUpdate()
This.Parent.oMeta.oSDTMgr.Update()
ENDIF
This.CloseDefaultDatabase()
ENDIF

I don't think it goes by that quickly. It takes about 7-8 seconds to run through the process, and it works fine the first time the program is ran, (ie. I see the procress bar scroll and the names of the tables appear), but not anytime after that. I should probably mention that I am doing this through the IDE while testing other parts of the application. I just happened to notice it. I have also discovered that it is not just Windows 2000 that it happens with. I have the same results when I run it under Windows 98. The progress bar displayed fine when I was utilizing VFP6, but after I installed VFP7 it started acting this way. Could the AutoYield property be the culprit here?

TIA,

Brian