I would add this as an item in the Toledo wish list, because I get asked for something like this often. In Delphi (as you said) it is very simple-you just drop the object on the form. It would be great if VFP had a built in one under form tools you could use also! Maybe we'll get lucky and they'll add it to the next version?
Tracy

>>Hi
>> Could someone tell me how to put a statusbar on my mainform. The only way
>>I have found so far is the add an ole object to my tools. But I would think
>>vfp forms would have a ststusbar. I have found out how to set the text. I have
>>the vfp screen turn off and run an mdi topmost form as my main app form. When
>>I use the ole one and I load a form that is longer than my mainform it dissappears.
>>But I would think vfp would have a statusbar that you could add to a form.
>>Thanks for any help.
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>There is no built-in statusbar object that you can drop on a form, as there is, for instance, in Delphi.
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>The easy way out is to use the system-wide status bar (set status bar on), but I don't know how this works on a top-level form.
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>I think there are some Active-X controls you can place on forms. You can also create your own, based on Container.
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>Hilmar.