Do you have a config.fpw in the directory where the app starts up that has a SCREEN=OFF line in it? If so, you should remove it or put a _SCREEN.Visible=.T. line somewhere in your application before your READ EVENTS.

>I have a pretty basic app using the FoxPro desktop. The code is like this:
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>Modify window screen icon, title, and wallpaper.
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>Declare some public variables
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>Do a menu program
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>Read events
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>Quit
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>various functions...
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>Menu selections bring up forms, open files, etc. One menu selection, "Exit", issues a Clear Events.
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>This works fine running under VFP 5.0a, but the runtime version won't show the desktop. The program is running (Win95) and I see it listed as a task after ctrl-alt-del. Ending the task is the only way I can stop it. I put Wait Windows before and after the Read Events. The first one comes up and the second one doesn't -- verifying that the program is running quite happily while remaining invisible. Do I need special glasses for distributed apps?
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>Allen