>>Sorry for the delay in getting back to you on this. I wasnt sure about
>>DOEVENTS() but whenever I experimented with it I always found it to slow the
>>app down. So I experimented with a quick Sleep(5) which was enough to
>>refresh the form and let the app carry on. But its good to know so thanks!
>
>It's true but it was fixed in VFP 7. There're also a couple of workarounds
>for previous versions of VFP.

One of which can be found at mskb#Q268771 BUG: DOEVENTS Command Runs Slowly. Thanks, David....