John,

Here's what I use to bring the VFP app back on top if they try to launch another instance of the app:

if ( this.mlBringBackOnTop )

   external procedure mainhwnd
   SET LIBRARY TO "FOXTOOLS.FLL" additive
   local lnHWND
   lnHWND = mainhwnd()

   if ( _screen.WindowState = 1 )
      * this window is iconized so first we need to restore it

      * Use the ShowWindow API call because we don't know whether to set WindowState to 0 or 2
      * the API call does return the window to whatever state it was before it was iconized

      declare integer ShowWindow in WIN32API integer, integer
      #define SW_RESTORE 9
      
      ShowWindow( lnHWND, SW_RESTORE )
   endif

   DECLARE INTEGER SetForegroundWindow IN WIN32API INTEGER

   SetForegroundWindow( lnHWND )
endif

>I am using WIN32API to find out if the application is all ready loaded then using ShowWindow to show the window. I get inconsistant results on showing the window. Sometimes it is shown and sometimes it is only partialy painted. I have tried the following with 3, 5 and 6:
>
>

>LPARAMETER lnHWND
>
>DECLARE INTEGER ShowWindow IN Win32API;
>  INTEGER hwnd, INTEGER dflag
>
>= ShowWindow(lnHWND, 3)
>
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>Does anyone know the syntax for ShowWindow to maximize the window and bring it to the top?
>
>Thanks

df (was a 10 time MVP) 

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