Add SCREEN=OFF to the config.fpw

>When I write an application which is delivered as an exe, the VFP main
> window opens, followed by the main window for my application, which runs
> as a top-level form. If you then minimize the top-level form, the VFP
> window shows a (non-functioning) copy of the form. If you minimize the
> VFP window, then return it to normal, it is transparent (the copy has
> disappeared).
>
> I tried setting _screen.windowstate to 1, to minimize the window before
> the users could see it (otherwise it is EXTREMELY confusing for users).
> This works, but you see an annoying flash as the window is created, then
> minimized. And, of course, you have the icon for VFP on the Windows task
> bar (total of 2 icons show when application is running).
>
> Is there any way to suppress the VFP screen entirely or otherwise elimin-
> ate the flashing (and the entry on the task bar)? Note: The reason I
> am using a top-level form is that if I run in the main VFP window, the
> close box in the top right corner is the VFP close box and clicking it
> gives the "cannot quit VFP" message. I want that box to close the
> application like most Windows applications.
>
> I have to set the windowstate property in the top-level forms activate
> event, because putting it earlier than that causes the whole application
> to run minimized.
>
> I also tried setting _screen.visible = .f. in the main program of the
> application. This works, but causes the annoying flashing to occur
> not only on start up, but also on shut down.
>
> What can I do to eliminate the icon for VFP, eliminate the flashing, and
> use the close button on the top-level screen or is having one or more of
> these problems a compromise caused by the nature of FoxPro?