>Rob,
>
>Move the _screen "off screen" first:
>
>

with _screen
>   .Left = -10000
>   .Top = -10000
>endwith

>

Thanks .. I'll try this ..

>>Here's a good one. I have an APP that I want to be minimized. However, if you make a call to get the current default printer the screen will return to normal !
>>
>>EG.
>>
>>_screen.WindowState=1 ?? minimize the app
>>CurPrinter=SET("PRINTER",2) && the screen returns to a windowstate of 0 ie regular
>>
>>this is really stupid behaviour. I have tried setting TALK off , NOTIFY Off , Console OFF .. nothing works.
>>
>>Of course, I can get the current windowstate before the call and restore it after , but it is most annoying.