>OK = this is a no brainer - but i am new to the object side of foxpro. in the old days (like last week) i used Gets and the blinking cursor would always be there for me. now when i open a form up its not there - so i SET CURSOR ON in the init. but then when i jump window to window - it turns off for no reason, leaving the users wondering where it is... any ideas ?

SET CURSOR is ON by default. Something in your code turns it off. Can you provide more info about your forms?