If and when I do it, I will let you know, just so that maybe someone else will benefit from it. Thank you for your help.
>Either that or try to figure out what causes that problem. :-)
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>>Yes, executing command SET MESSAGE TO in the command window does the job. But when I close VFP 8 and open it again, I don't see lines/columns. Is running SET MESSAGE TO every time is the only way?
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