>>Two quick questions for you. First, can I set the the window in which my program runs to be maximized by default (created this in VFP 5.0 and running under Win 95). Right now the main window doesn't fill the whole screen so some of my forms look off center.
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>Form.WindowState=2
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>>Secondly, is there a way to put a 'splash' screen or background in my main program window? I'm not sure exactly what they're called, but I remember a friend's app had a graphic as a background for the program window instead of the standard blank white. Ok, so I thought it looked neat ;)!
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>_SCREEN.Backcolor=...
>_SCREEN.Picture=...
>and other _screen properties. Also, you can create 'splash' screen (separate form) to be shown on start.

That's exactly what I was looking for :)! Thanks for all your replies.

Mandy