>Like most applications, I begin with a prg that displays a splash screen, sets up the environment, opens the database, checks the user's permissions, and finally calls the menu.
>
>Before the database is opened, I issue the following command:
> on error do GiveUp
> open database MyData shared
>
> *------------------------------------------------
> procedure GiveUp
>
> =MessageBox("Helpful Hints ...")
> close all
> clear all
> quit
> cancel
> return
>
>All I want to do is to display a message and terminate.When the database cannot be opened, the messagebox does appear but, the application continues to run and produce error after error. Also, making this a function and returning .F. won't work either.
>
>Is it possible to force the termination of an application. If so. How?

If you are using read events you should issue a clear events after displaying the messagebox

Einar