>Ed,
>
>Thank you for your suggestions. I'm not sure how to copy a file to NUL but I will see what I can do. With regards to the mouse pointer, is there anyway to control the mouse pointer when the app is starting.
>

The DOS Command:

COPY file name to copy NUL:

will copy the file to a null destination.

The mouse pointer is under the control of Windows when the application is loading; once VFP has started, the _SCREEN.MousePointer and MouseIcon properties sets the shape of the mouse pointer icon as long as the mouse is within the frame of _SCREEN and no other control/object with a MousePointer/MouseIcon property is 'on top' and beneath the mouse pointer. If you start with the VFP _SCREEN disabled (CONFIG.FPW SCREEN = OFF) this won't help. MoseIcon assigns the .ICO for the mouse, while MousePointer controls which of the available images is selected. Setting MousePointer to 13 hides it, and 99 will display the 'standard' icon.

>Thanks
>Mark Parker
>MAP Software, Inc.