make sure your Top-Level form is the ACTIVE form when the oter chield forms are instantiated, otherwise the apear on the VFP desktop which is also a top-level form .. Arnon > >I am trying to run my application with a "top-level" form. The initial >form is displayed with it's .ShowWindow property set to 2 (as top-level). >The form template for which all other forms are based on has it's >.ShowWindow property set to 1 (in top-level). If I issue a DO FORM >command, my child forms display just fine. If I create a form as a class >and issue oform.Show(), they never become visible or show or anything. I >know they exist as I can access contained objects within the form or issue >a "wait window" from with the .Show method of the form. Where is my form >and why won't it display in the top-level window when called this way but >they show up when using DO FORM? The .Desktop property is .F. for all >forms. > >Steve Despres > >