>I'm using the api_apprun class to launch Wordpad and wait. I've noticed that when the Wordpad form is moved, it leaves it's last image on the VFP form behind it. I understand it's because the Wordpad
>form is in a "modal" state, but is there anything that can be done before launch to prevent this.
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The obvious way would be to minimize VFP just before calling LaunchAppAndWait(), and restore it on return. FWIW, I'd suspect a video driver problem, since it does not do this on either my Win2K or WinME box here with Wordpad.

Under NT or 2K you can change the lpDesktop member of the STARTUPINFO structure to point to a null string rather than using a null pointer; this will tell Windows that the new process should not inherit the parent app's desktop, and will request a new Desktop environment to be created.

Also, Wordpad is not running modal; all I've done is told VFP to stop processing code until the process object launched for Wordpad is signalled, indicating that the process has terminated, or VFP is brought to the foreground and the user presses escape (it checks INKEY() periodically if the wait for the process object times out.) You can launch other apps, or even leave Wordpad running and reactivate VFP by pressing Escape with VFP in the foreground.