Perfect!

Thanks, George, I'll give it a try!

Rick

>>Hi!
>>
>>I am trying to minimize a running application: I am sure that there is an API call that can do this.
>>
>>I want to:
>>1. Find the window - I know the calls for this
>>2. Minimize the window
>>
>>Does anyone know the function and its signature (parameters and their types), or even better the DECLARE statement to call from VFP?
>>
>>Thanks,
>
>Hi Rick,
>
>ShowWindow() with do want you want. Here's the necessary info

>#define SW_HIDE             0
>#define SW_SHOWNORMAL       1
>#define SW_NORMAL           1
>#define SW_SHOWMINIMIZED    2
>#define SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED    3
>#define SW_MAXIMIZE         3
>#define SW_SHOWNOACTIVATE   4
>#define SW_SHOW             5
>#define SW_MINIMIZE         6
>#define SW_SHOWMINNOACTIVE  7
>#define SW_SHOWNA           8
>#define SW_RESTORE          9
>#define SW_SHOWDEFAULT      10
>#define SW_FORCEMINIMIZE    11
>#define SW_MAX              11
>DECLARE INTEGER ShowWindow IN Win32API;
>  INTEGER hWnd, INTEGER nCmdShow

>The first parameter is the window handle. The second should be one of the values shown in the defines.
>
>hth,