Hi Rick:
 RL> able to respond to user selections from a menu.  When I
 RL> implement a loop like the one above I no longer get my
 RL> menu to respond...presumably the systems to busy in the
 RL> loop to notice I clicking on a menu item.
 RL> [sample menu]
 RL> File   View                         Watch
 RL>  exit   Browse Current Data          Start
 RL>         Browse Report Definitions    Stop
 RL> Is there something I'm missing that would make this more
 RL> event driven?
Well, prior to your loop you could implement an OKL....
ON KEY LABE DO MenuStuff
DO WHIL conditions
   :
   :
ENDD
PROC MenuStuff
ACTI MENU whatever
Is this any help?
David in Dallas.
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