You're right. I guess I've never run a program from the command window while at the same time keeping a form/class etc open. I generally have editing windows closed when I run a program with 'DO', so I never noticed it.

>Ok, I made them all not dockable, stretched the VFP window across the two monitors, and still I have the same problem with the Properties window being a focus hog.
>
>>You have your properties window 'dockable'? With dockable = .F., I have none of those problems.