How about using a skin?
http://www.vfpskin.com.ar/index.html
http://foxface.retailsystems.cz/

>I thought I remember sometime back someone posting an API routine to create a
>shadow around a form.
>
>At any rate, I had already thought of your idea, so if that's all there is, I'll
>go with it.
>
>Thanks
>
>
>
>>You can start with this blog entry from Craig Boyd
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>>http://www.sweetpotatosoftware.com/SPSBlog/PermaLink,guid,ded0ffae-4c8f-41b9-918f-b5adfe36f140.aspx
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>>I think you will need to make a transparent form, offset your real form on top (over) the transparent form, and tie the Left, Top, etc together using Bind Events.
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>>Hope that gets you started in the right direction.
>>
>>Bob
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>>>I posted this yesterday and got no solutions.
>>>
>>>Does anyone know how to create a semi-transparent drop-shadow effect around
>>>a form?
>>>
>>>Thanks