Jon

I've never done what you're doing but how about in the .Init() of the form you have:

This .visible = .F.
* then the positioning code
This .visible = .T.

Terry

>Hi All,
>
>I think I'm being dumb here, not the first time either.
>
>I have a form that I'm calling with something like:
> DO FORM SUBSTR(xfsys->xf_prog,6) name oForm
>
>but when I call the form I need to position it so the actual code is:
> DO FORM SUBSTR(xfsys->xf_prog,6) name oForm
> oForm.Left = (((_vfp.width - oNavigation.width)/2) - (oForm.Width/2)) + oNavigation.Width
> oForm.Top = (((_vfp.Height-110)/2) - (oForm.Height/2))
>
>What currently happens is the form pops up on screen and then is repositioned, this looks a little clunky to say the least. So I thought i'd set the visible property of the form baseclass to .F., position the form then show it. This doesnt seem to work, I have checked the actual form, not the baseclass, and its visible property is also set to .F.. I do have some code in the activate method and its here that it seems to be changing it to .t..
>
>What am I missing here, other than a few brain cells, should this approach work or am I off the mark?
>
>Any help appreciated.
>
>Thanks
>
>Jon