Thanks, I'm working it like this:

If Mod( Recno() , 5000 )= 0
   ? "Row " + AllTrim(Str(Recno())) + " " + Ttoc(Datetime())
EndIf

This is for a ton of inserts, so I don't need to worry about Deleted() or anything else. Actually, I gave up on the deleted mark a time ago and now have my own column called iDel (0=not deleted 1=deleted) with a simple index on it.

Thanks!