I have never used the constraints pallette, the message only appears when exiting the edit group command.
The problem is not specific to one file, but it has only appeared since I updated to 9.5.2.
I was having problems with referencing in 9.5.1, and this update was recommended to relieve that problem. We use OS 9.2.1.
(ps how do I get rid the of replies on this subject that I've posted by mistake?)