Hi Gregory,

Sounds like it's probably best that I don't wait until the calls start coming in to rethink this.
Thanks for the tip.


Carl

>hi Carl,
>
>This works for me without hiding the app. But you cannot have DOEVENTS in the loop
>
>I also did the hiding and reappearing of the app. Until the calls started coming that the app did not reappear. Some windows (security) update I guess. Some people had the problem whilst others hadn't (they had to kill the app with the task manager)
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>I then changed the hide/unhide with the WaitWindowAtMouse(). The app is still there, but does not react until it gets out of the loop
>
>Keep the code somewhere - you may be needing it - some day
>
>
>>Hi Gregory,
>>
>>Sorry for the delayed response - got wrapped up in other stuff for a while.
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>>Thanks for the info - that solved the problem.
>>However, I still had to disable most of the controls on the VFP form while the external app was running so I opted to go with Christian's suggestion of hiding my app completely until the external app finished.
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>>Thanks to both yourself and Christian.
>>
>>Carl
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