Mike the problem that you are having is the following you load the first bmp VFP uses that bmp pallet if you have SET PALLET OFF now take an example that pallet on position 2 have a blue color, now you show a second BMP that has a different pallet e.g. on position 2 have a green color what you will see is that instead of green the blue is being displayed. This is very common if you are showing photo images is this your case?
Also are you showing more than 1 BMP at the same time?

>Thanks Alexandre
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>That info I did not know and its very helpfull to know. I'm still getting odd colours when I'm set to 256 colours, mind you I've done this and that to try and solve it but I'm getting odd flashing colours now and again. Is there anyway to get a copy of the VFP Default Palette do you know ?
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>Or perhaps what I should do is attempt to generate a big BMP with all the colours that I need so that VFP loads it first or something ?
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>I'm using a good few "full colour" BMP's that I've reduced in color but its still causing problems.
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>cheers
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>Mike