Here is a method that I use to display a wait window above a control.

*** This method displays a Wait Window containing tcMessage, just above toObject.
***   Include .T. for tlClear or tlWait if you want to clear the message or wait for a key press.
***  Examples from text box Valid methods:
***		THISFORM.WaitWindow("Note: Division has also been reset. Tap any key to continue.", THIS, .T., .T.)
***		THISFORM.WaitWindow("Please enter an Estimate greater than or equal to zero.", THIS)

LPARAMETERS tcMessage, toObject, tlClear, tlWait

IF TYPE("toObject") <> "O"		&& Use the default object
	toObject = THISFORM.pgfTaskSubTask.pagTask.pgfTask.pagLocate.txtTaskNum
ENDIF

IF ! tlClear
	tcClear = "NOCLEAR"
ELSE
	tcClear = ""
ENDIF
IF ! tlWait
	tcWait = "NOWAIT"
ELSE
	tcWait = ""
ENDIF

TitleHeight = SYSMETRIC(9 )
FrameHeight = SYSMETRIC(11)
MenuHeight = SYSMETRIC(20)
ScreenRows = SROWS()
PixelsPerRow = _SCREEN.HEIGHT / ScreenRows

*** All objects on this form are enclosed in 2 page frames, that is the reason for the parent.parent
*** This needs to be changed to automatically search for parents.  SOMEDAY!
RowStartPixel =  _SCREEN.TOP + THISFORM.TOP +  toObject.TOP + toObject.PARENT.PARENT.TOP + ;
	toObject.PARENT.PARENT.PARENT.PARENT.TOP + 2 * FrameHeight +  MenuHeight + 3 * TitleHeight
lnRow = RowStartPixel / PixelsPerRow

FrameWidth = SYSMETRIC(10)
ScreenCols = SCOLS()
PixelsPerColumn = _SCREEN.WIDTH / ScreenCols
ScreenWidth = SYSMETRIC(1)
MessageWidth = THISFORM.TEXTWIDTH(tcMessage)
ColumnStartPixel = _SCREEN.LEFT + THISFORM.LEFT +  toObject.LEFT + toObject.PARENT.PARENT.LEFT ;
	+ toObject.PARENT.PARENT.PARENT.PARENT.LEFT +  2 * FrameWidth
IF MessageWidth + ColumnStartPixel  > ScreenWidth
	ColumnStartPixel  = ColumnStartPixel - MessageWidth + toObject.WIDTH
ENDIF
lnCol = ColumnStartPixel / PixelsPerColumn

*** Adding 1 to the row and column makes it display in the right location????
****WAIT tcMessage WINDOW AT lnRow + 1, lnCol + 1 &tcWait &tcClear
WAIT tcMessage WINDOW AT lnRow + 0.5, lnCol + 1.0 &tcWait &tcClear

>>Does anyone know if/how to programatically show a control's tooltip?
>>
>>What I'd like to do is display a valid range for a textbox that will receive numeric input. I don't like the wait window command since I can't position it exactly where I need it (near the control). I thought that if I could fire an event to show the range in the control's tooltip it would be a better solution.
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>>Any thoughts or ideas are appreciated.
>>
>>TIA
>>
>Mike,
>
>There're a bunch of Tootip classes in the download area. You should be able to use one of them.