>>>Thanks George.. Your example helped me
>>>and now it works. I have two bars that
>>>will be using the check mark. How do I
>>>test to see if there is a check on bar 1 or 2?
>>>If bar 1 or bar 2 is checked, I will call a function.
>>>thanks rob
>>
>>Rob,
>>
>>Since a global object or variable is required, anything along the lines of
>>
>>IF gOWhatever.Mark1 OR gOWhatever.Mark2
>>* Call the function
>>ENDIF
>>
>>Or use an array with:
>>
>>IF ASCAN(a_marks, .T.) # 0
>>* Call the function
>>ENDIF
>>
>>Should work fine.
>>
>>However, I would call such a routine only after the call to change the state of the variable. In this way the variable always represents the most recent status.
>>
>>George
>So, what your are saying is, if I use two menu options that
>need to be checked or unchecked, I should use two globals. Right?

Yep, see the other thread.