>Here is a piece of code which would lock your desktop. Any code before unlocking which changes the display on screen will not be seen by the user. Even if you run a form...
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>DECLARE INTEGER GetDesktopWindow IN WIN32API
>DECLARE INTEGER LockWindowUpdate IN WIN32API ;
> INTEGER lnHandle
>lnDeskTopWin = GetDeskTopWindow()
>= LockWindowUpdate(lnDeskTopWin)
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>= LockWindowUpdate(0)

This is an interesting piece of code. I will certainly give it a try as I have a need for that in one of my applications.

BTW, you may create a FAQ "How to lock the desktop?". This can be a valuable piece of code for others.

Thanks.

Michel Fournier
Level Extreme Inc.
Designer, architect, owner of the Level Extreme Platform
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