Gerry, thanks

Any clue on how to control the behavior?
Could you give more details on what is the PC, Windows version, VFP version?

>I get "hello" in the popup window and "hello" in the command window ...
>
>However, running the same little program repeatedly I start getting inconsistent results, UNLESS I clear the "Hello" from the command window first.
>
>>Just to make sure:
>>Do you get "hello" in the popup window and "hello" on the command window?
>>Or do you get "ello" on the command window?
>>
>>>Funny ... seems to work for me ... with a "clean" start of VFP 7.0.
>>>
>>>There may be another environment setting that is impacting you :(
>>>
>>>>Thank you, but still no luck.
>>>>
>>>>>Insure
>>>>>

>>>>>_VFP.Autoyield = .T.
>>>>>

>>>>>
>>>>>prior to running that section of code.
>>>>>
>>>>>>No, it does not help.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>KEYBOARD "hello"
>>>>>>>DOEVENTS
>>>>>>>WAIT WINDOW "hello"
>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Looks like this always works in revert order:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>KEYBOARD "hello"
>>>>>>>>WAIT WINDOW "hello"
>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>What should be done to delay the second line execution until keyboard is completed?