Would this help?

thisform.lockscreen = .T.
* update the listbox
thisform.LockScreen = .F.

p.s. I always comment out lockscreens while testing, and uncomment when I'm sure the code works.

>Is it possible to tell foxpro to temporarily suspend any refreshes to a form? During a listbox sort method, the list is trying to keep up with what's happening in the method and it's slowing things down. As a test, I set the visible property to false, do the necessary code, then set the visible property back to true. This is ok, but not visually appealing (albeit better than what it does if I don't set the visible off). Can you some how tell foxpro "Hey, stop refreshing the form until further notice"?
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