I would create an exe, I see no good reason why not.

>Then I'd do something like this in its shortcut:
>
>...\vfp9.exe" -T -Cc:\myPath\special.fpw
>
>and put
>_screen = off
>in that special.fpw:) But of course I never do such a thing.
>Cetin
>
>
>>For some strange reason he doesn't want to create an exe.
>>
>>>Then that is it. Have config.fpw with:
>>>screen=off
>>>in your executable's folder. -T has nothing to do with it. It only supresses splash.
>>>Cetin
>>>
>>>>Yes, I'm trying to turn off the VFP main window and splash.
>>>>
>>>>>But it'd be in exe directory. You're trying to turn off VFP main window (and splash), right?
>>>>>Cetin
>>>>>
>>>>>>Cetin -
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I already have that in the CONFIG.FPW in the start directory for my FXP. The splash screen still shows up.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>For the case in which I'm interested, I'm not invoking VFP directly. I have an hourly scheduled task which runs an FXP of mine. So, I don't understand how I would set that up.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Furthermore, I don't understand how to enter command line options into my shortcut which invokes VFP in XP.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>Is there a setting in config.FPW to turn off VFP's splash screen? Or, alternately, to just turn it off altogether?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Start VFP with the -T command line option.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dv_foxhelp9/html/61e54e58-1044-4d73-ad0d-2f9e89814d67.asp?frame=true
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>No need for a command line option. In config.fpw:
>>>>>>>screen=off
>>>>>>>Cetin