but same machine, same program wont run in operator mode. it'll qualify probes, but click the start button and the program pauses right away... crickets... no dialog boxes, no run box, nothing...
also, the program will run in both operator mode and online mode on other machines (we have 5 here).
Was there any changes to the program before you created the Marked Set? Try creating a new Marked Set, and make sure there's no GOTO statements in the marked set that may be skipping features.
turned out it was user permissions. the operators were blocked from seeing the dialog boxes so they couldnt answer questions or add entries when the program was started. we regedited the settings from an operator that was working and copied them into the operator user. problem solved. thx for all your help though.