>I had one here just last week, Renoir...
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>I could only exit the VIEW Designer by quitting VFP. The view being viewed had been hand-rolled and the starting error message with subsequent large window to show the raw SQL were all I had needed to see, so I clikced the x-box on the SQL window. System asked if I wanted it to rebuild the view and since I didn't want it touched I clicked No. Back to the first message, essentially in a loop.
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>After asking here came the reply 'I tried what you say and got out just fine by exiting the view designer'.
>Once told that I retraced my steps but this time I moved the SQL window and, lo and behold, there was the view designer window. X-clicked and out I went, clean as a whistle.
>
>I'm thinking that's competition for the award!
>
>cheers

So _that's_ how you get out of that? LOL! I'm glad I decided to peek in here while I ate some chips.

Thanks,

Michelle