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>Thank you for your help, Sergey.
>Deleting foxuser.dbf/ftp solved the problem with minimizing Property window.
>However, no matter what I do, I still don't see Line/Column numbers.
>I will keep trying different things.
>
>>>I go from VFP 6 to VFP 8 all the time and two things work differently:
>>>
>>>1. In VFP 8, in the code editor, I don't see line numbers. Even though when I look at Properties, the box Show Line Number is checked.
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>>See Re: Number of the Line/Column Message #800611.