>Your right!!
>
>The report now appears in the window on the desktop - a new feature in VFP6. But...
>
>(Theres always a but)
>
>The report preview toolbar still appears in the FoxPro frame. Any ideas? (VFP7 maybe)

I don't use top level forms, so I don't see it that way.


>
>
>>>Ok, but...
>>>
>>>After making the form appear on the desktop, the report still insists on appear within the FoxPro frame.
>>>
>>>Any ideas?
>>>
>>>By the way, its VFP5. Don't know if VFP6 would help.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Works the way I showed you in VFP6. I don't have VFP5 installed anymore, sorry.
>>
>>
>>
>>>>>Sorry, but how does that from what I've done?
>>>>>
>>>>>How do you create a desktop form?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>All you've done is modify the main VFP screen. You need to create a form object and put your preview in in it.
>>>>
>>>>oForm = CREATEOBJECT("Form")
>>>>oForm.WindowState = 2
>>>>oForm.Caption = "Whatever you need to see"
>>>>oForm.Show()
>>>>REPORT FORM (FRXName) WINDOW oForm.Name PREVIEW
>>>>oForm.Release()
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>Hi Jason,
>>>>>>Create a DeskTop Form. Size it as required. Instantiate it, but don't show it.
>>>>>>REPORT FORM (FRXName) WINDOW DeskTopForm.Name
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>The minimum monitor resolution we support is 800x600, so I like to develop our simple little apps to maximise to this screen resolution. All is fine except for the reports. How can I use all the screen for the report if your have a greater resolution?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>According to the help, the following code should work - but it doesn't. It defines a window in the desktop but displays the report within the FoxPro frame.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>********************************
>>>>>>>on shutdown clear events
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>with _screen
>>>>>>> .autocenter = .t.
>>>>>>> .windowstate = 0
>>>>>>> .top = 200
>>>>>>> .left = 500
>>>>>>> .height = 500
>>>>>>> .width = 500
>>>>>>>endwith
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>=inkey(1)
>>>>>>>define window WindowName1;
>>>>>>> from 0, 0 to 25, 25;
>>>>>>> in desktop
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>activ window WindowName1
>>>>>>>=inkey(1)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>use in select("Cursor1")
>>>>>>>create cursor Cursor1 ( Field1 c (1))
>>>>>>>append blank
>>>>>>>replace Field1 with "A"
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>set safety off
>>>>>>>create report report1 from Cursor1 fields Field1
>>>>>>>set safety on
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>report form report1 preview window WindowName1 noconsole
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>deactivate window WindowName1
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>on shutdown clear events
>>>>>>>read events
>>>>>>>on shutdown
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>********************************