>>Hi Mark and thanks for answering..
>>I am not sure what you want me to do in the menu builder. I am using a procedure after the menu is clicked. Could you give me some step by step
>>insturctions.. thanks :)
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>OK, first some questions.
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>Are you using the menu builder?.
>Do you want the _Tally value to be displayed when the user drops down a menu item or, as a response to the user selecting a menu item.
>Are we talking about a menu bar (top level) menu item, or a sub menu item?
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yes - vfp50
>Are you using the menu builder?.

when the user drops down the menu. the _tally must be displayed on the menu when the user first goes into the program before the menu option is picked.
>Do you want the _Tally value to be displayed when the user drops down a menu item or, as a response to the user selecting a menu item.

a sub menu item that calls a procedure.
>Are we talking about a menu bar (top level) menu item, or a sub menu item?