diff --git a/harbour/ChangeLog b/harbour/ChangeLog
index d924e19dd4..36d4f390e9 100644
--- a/harbour/ChangeLog
+++ b/harbour/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+20000309-13:24 EST Paul Tucker <ptucker@sympatico.ca>
+   * source\rtl\gtapi.c
+     * Initialize s_iCurrentRow and s_iCurrentCol
+
 20000308-18:05 GMT+1 Victor Szakats <info@szelvesz.hu>
    * makefile.vc
      ! Small correction.
diff --git a/harbour/source/rtl/gtapi.c b/harbour/source/rtl/gtapi.c
index f5b74ec3e8..41f9b08b03 100644
--- a/harbour/source/rtl/gtapi.c
+++ b/harbour/source/rtl/gtapi.c
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@ void hb_gtInit( void )
 
    hb_gt_Init();
    hb_gtSetColorStr( hb_set.HB_SET_COLOR );
+   s_iCurrentRow = hb_gt_Row();
+   s_iCurrentCol = hb_gt_Col();
 }
 
 void hb_gtExit( void )