diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmVEPROMS.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmVEPROMS.cs
index d83f8686..3ff481b1 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmVEPROMS.cs	
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmVEPROMS.cs	
@@ -153,6 +153,16 @@ namespace VEPROMS
 			dlgFindReplace = new FindReplace();
 			SpellChecker = new VlnSpellCheck();
 			displaySearch1.PrintRequest += new DisplaySearchEvent(displaySearch1_PrintRequest);
+			this.Activated += new EventHandler(frmVEPROMS_Activated);
+		}
+		void frmVEPROMS_Activated(object sender, EventArgs e)
+		{
+			// refresh anything that pertains to external files or programs:
+
+			// if ro.fst was 'updated' from the roeditor, enable the update ro.fst values on
+			// the steptabribbon.
+			if (SelectedStepTabPanel!=null && SelectedStepTabPanel.MyStepTabRibbon != null)
+				SelectedStepTabPanel.MyStepTabRibbon.SetUpdRoValBtn(SelectedStepTabPanel.MyStepTabRibbon.NewerRoFst());
 		}
 		void displaySearch1_PrintRequest(object sender, DisplaySearchEventArgs args)
 		{