>I start my app with a .prg file and want to display a 'splash' screen (form) at the beginning while perform a number of start up tasks. I typically turn the VFP screen off (_vfp.visible=.F.) during this time and can not get my splash screen to appear. What is the trick?

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Make the splash screen a top level screen.

PS. Setting the screen off can also be done using SCREEN=OFF in the config.fpw file of _screen.visible = .f.