>>Can that command, RELEASE WINDOW "standard" be placed in the CONFIG.FPW file somehow? And, how about the equivalent of commands such as _SCREEN.AutoCenter=.T., and _SCREEN.Height/Width? This would help the window pop up much more clean-like. Remember, this is VFP3.

>You can SET any environment variable inside the configuration file.
>Using "command" or _STARTUP you can execute a program or application from within the configuration file ; at the beginning of the program or application simply RELEASE the toolbars you want and the startup of your application will have a clean appearance.
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>Dave.

Thanks for writing, Dave. I don't completely understand your example. Is one program being piggy-backed off another, in that I would be launching one VFP3 application from within the configuration file of another?

This application needs to stay in 3.0 until the client goes 32 bit, so I am doing what I can to give it a clean look when it launches. I have the _SCREEN height and width set to match the main form, as an attempt to make the form appear top-level. I also have the toolbar turned off, since it is not used. That all works fine.

The trouble is that I want to prevent the jerkiness during startup. The screen initially loads full-size, with the toolbar, and then shrinks with the toolbar released before displaying the form. Ideally, I would want everything to be initialized before displaying the screen. So, I am wondering if these attributes can be set in the configuration file.

If I am misunderstanding your method, then my apologies. Could you give me an example of what you mean?

Thanks!

Michael Reynolds