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Run VFP app as scheduled service minimised
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23/07/2010 15:21:00
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Other
Environment versions
Visual FoxPro:
VFP 9 SP2
OS:
Windows XP SP2
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Thread ID:
01473553
Message ID:
01473623
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46
>>>Since you run app as a scheduled service you do not need a screen. So, use config.fpw with the follow setting:
>>>SCREEN=OFF
>>
>>Great stuff Marat - thanks a lot
>
>I found that even with SCREEN=OFF, the invisible app still took focus away from the user's current foreground application.
>It was annoying.
>
>What worked for me was to create a new windows user on that machine (with appropriate rights) and then tell the services to launch the app in that user context.
>
>The app is then launched outside the user's desktop and can't steal focus.
>It is also completely invisible to you - so make sure it won't hang :)

Thanks for that Michael
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