>I don't like the way foxpro apps start up.
>
>First you see a big screen (the foxpro main window).
>Then my app shrinks to a small form. (It only has one form)
>
>I am wondering if it is possible to start the program (any VFP APP) without seeing the foxpro window in
>the background and watching it shrink and disappear.
>
>This is a little hard to explain I hope you understand.

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I understand,

Set SCREEN=OFF in your config.fpw
Then you don't see the VFP screen
But you need to have a top-level form then.