>I have made a simple one form program. When i compile and run it as an .EXE the form will display but it is not focused as the current application. I have to click in the form with the mouse to set focus to that form before i can type into it. I have tried different things (like formname.show()) but I can't get it to focus when starting up. Funny thing is that it works fine inside VFP.
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>Any ideas?
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>Thanks
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Costas,

This sounds like a familar problem with a SDI application with a top-level form. Here's the solution I came up with. Naturally, I have SCREEN=OFF in the config.fpw file. In my main prg, I have something similar to the following:

* Check to see if we're in development mode
IF VERSION(2) # 0
  * We are so hide the _SCREEN
  _SCREEN.Visible = .F.
ENDIF
*
* Initialization code
*
DO FORM MyForm.scx NAME oForm LINKED
oForm.Show()
oForm.Activate
READ EVENTS

This seems to do the trick for me.