Hi Liam,

Thanks - I'll use the timer (was hoping it wouldn't be necessary)

>Hi Ashley,
>
>It's a bit clunky but you could use the InputBox() function. If you want something a bit more professional looking, you could put a timer on the form.
>
>Regards,
>
>Liam
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>I'm in the process of converting a DOS FP app to VFP7.
>>I have a simple, modal form that has one textbox for user input.
>>I would like to have it timeout after 30 seconds and close the form.
>>How do I do a READ TIMEOUT 30 for input to this textbox?
>>
>>TIA