>>>>>_screen.Visible = .t.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>tried that too to no avail
>>>>
>>>>VFP is mad at me for not looking at it for 3 years!!
>>>
>>>At least you got the command window. Check _vfp.top, _vfp.left...
>>
>>I was about to suggest the same, but had to go to an appointment. :-)
>>
>>Actually, I have never got the grip of what's the difference between _screen and _vfp.
>
>You should look it up in Hackers Guide

Thank you for your comment. I just did, and in the VFP7 version it says:
"Beginning with VFP 7, the distinction between _SCREEN and _VFP becomes even larger. In older versions, the two objects shared those properties that describe the physical location of VFP on the monitor screen: Left, Top, Height and Width. Now, each has its own values for those items."

I confess that I don't remember having read that paragraph. Or that I haven't really studied it.