>>This is interesting - With the help of the UT, I have created an EXE that does not run as application. When the icon is double clicked, the form does not appear on the monitor and the task manager shows it as a process instead of an application. It appears to be loaded but there is nothing on the screen.
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>>Have you run into this odd behavior? How can I beat it into submission with my keyboard :-)?
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>it is running as an application but you have hidden the main window and so no desktop/taskbar iconbar shows. Unhide the main window: _screen.visible = .t.

Yes - That was it. Thank You Jos.