Hi Michael;

>It doesn't seem to be possible to change it based on certain context ( active form , active tab in a form and etc... ) Is constant releasing and redefining the only way to update menu bar caption ?
>
>RELEASE BAR GETBAR(..., lnbar) OF ...
>DEFINE BAR lnbar OF ... PROMPT newcaption AFTER lnbar-1
>
>
here we go:

cnmpad   = 'MyBest'
nCount   = CNTBAR(cnmpad)
wisthere = 0
For mi   = 1 TO nCount
    wnnnmmm  = GETBAR(cnmpad,mi)
    If  PRMBAR(cnmpad, GETBAR(cnmpad,mi)) = allt(mytable.descrip)
        If  MRKBAR(cnmpad, GETBAR(cnmpad,mi))
            wisthere = mi
        Else
            Set MARK OF bar mi OF mymenu TO .t.
            wisthere = mi
        Endif
    Else
        If  MRKBAR(cnmpad, GETBAR(cnmpad,mi))
            Set MARK OF bar mi OF mymenu TO .f.
        Endif
    Endif
Endfor
if  wisthere = 0
    Define BAR nCount+1 OF mymenu PROMPT allt(mytable.descrip);
        skip for awx = whatever   && your condition here
    Set MARK OF bar nCount+1 OF janelas TO .t.
endif
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HTH


Claudio