Thank you, gentlemen. I've opted for
THISFORM.MousePointer = 11, run query, THISFORM.MousePointer = 0.



>>I've got a query that's run when the user picks a choice from a dropwdown list.
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>>This query may take several seconds to complete, and the dropdown does not show the selected item until the query completes, in fact nothing much is happening on the form, and the user may get confused as to whether the computer is actually doing something.
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>>This is what I had in mind:
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>>Hourglass(.T.)
>>  Requery(....)
>>Hourglass(.F.)
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>>Now all I need is for somebody to tell me where to get it :-)
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>>TIA
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>Check _screen.MousePointer property in help.