>>>>>>Is there a way to have a form take up the entire screen no matter which machine runs it? I've run an app on a machine with a 17" monitor and it looks totally different, only taking up only partial sctreen. Even some machine with the same screen as mine, the same happens.
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>>>>>Form.WindowState=2
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>>>>I prefer to design all my forms using 640x480 limits (actually, slightly smaller than than to allow for menu and status bar) and then hard set the _screen.Width = 640 and _screen.Height = 415 prior to initializing my oApp. That way, I won't exceed someone's resolution and everything remains pretty much similar.
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>>>>I know it sounds like a kludge, but it works well and the users are comformatble with it.
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>>>I also develop for 640x400 display. However, I prefer to have full _screen to allow smooth project enhancement by adding form resizing (maximizing) ability.
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>>I think _SCREEN.WindowState=0 (Normal) is best. Users should be able to do what they like. Also, the _SCREEN size should be remembered on shutdown and used when the program is started again. How would I make that happen? Something to do with FOXUSER and ON SHUTDOWN? How does it work for multiple users?
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>Having normal installation (local exe, common dbc), you can provide local configuration table for each users to store individual settings, including e.g._SCREEN last layout. Anytime you start app, the first step is to open configuration table and apply the settings.

What I describe is standard behavior for a windows app. Handcrafting a configuration the way you describe should work, but it shouldn't be necessary. VFP itself remembers what its own _SCREEN size and position was when you run it again. It seems like a VFP app should do the same thing in the same way, whatever that is.