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>>>Is there any way to launch a VFP9 application in the "background" without it grabbing focus from the current app that has focus?
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>>I'm afraid this problem has no solution :( At least I remember it discussed on the Russian forum some time ago, but I don't recall at the moment if there was a solution..
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>Haven't tried them but there are get/setForegroundWindow-API routines...

I think I was wrong in my answer, actually, confused this problem with a bit different problem.

I found that thread on the Russian forum just now
http://forum.foxclub.ru/read.php?29,282488,282495#msg-282495