Before you do the keyboard save the editoroptions then keyboard and reset them

lc_save = _VFP.EditorOptions
_VFP.EditorOptions = ""
KEYBOARD 'MODI COMM '
DO WHILE .NOT. CHRSAW(.5)
DOEVENTS
ENDDO
_VFP.EditorOptions = lc_save


>Thanks Tracy,
>
>But I DO want Intellisense to function in all but only a select few cases. What I was trying to find out was what character can be used instead of space between words which is considered a separator but will not trigger Intellisense.
>
>Glenn
>
>>You can go to the Intellisense manager and remove the check from the Enable Intellisense check box on the General Tab. Or you can change the _VFP.EditorOptions. I set mine to _VFP.EditorOptions = "lqKT"
>>
>>
>>>Is there any command line character which can be used to prevent intellisense expansion? For instance I have a toolbar button which keyboards into the command window and unfortunatly Intellisense jumps in and completes the statement in stream with the keyboard stream.
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>
>>>Glenn