Try this

use xxxxx
set message to " "

Glenn

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>It looks i have to set the state bar off and
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>use the ms status bar control, it's frustrating.
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>Hope fox 8 solve it. And provide more control of
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>interior of fox if possible.
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>>Hi Max,
>>
>>It's very hard to control, unfortunately. I put statusbartext in each control, I put set message to thisform.caption in any possible methods, and still I got them sometimes...
>>
>>>But i want the state bar except the table info.
>>>
>>>Any meanings to control it ?
>>>
>>>>>>Is there an easy way to do that ?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I want to keep the status bar but don't want
>>>>>>it show table info such as : record: 1/10... eof ...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>TIA
>>>>>>
>>>>>>max.
>>>>>
>>>>>Set status off
>>>>
>>>>And
>>>>

set status bar off