Colin,
Try something like the following:

SET LIBRARY TO FoxTools ADDITIVE

lnHWnd = MainHwnd()

ShowWindow(lnHWnd, 3) && maximized

PROCEDURE ShowWindow

LPARAMETER tnHwnd, tnMode

#DEFINE cnNormal    1
#DEFINE cnMinimized 2
#DEFINE cnMaximized 3

IF TYPE("tnMode") <> "N" OR NOT INLIST(tnMode, cnNormal, cnMinimized, cnMaximized)
	tnMode = cnNormal
ENDIF

DECLARE INTEGER ShowWindow IN WIN32API integer, integer

=ShowWindow(tnHwnd, tnMode)

HTH
>i intend to write a little app thats purpose will be to sit in the background on 1 pc and monitor one foxpro table in an accounting system for new entry's. it will check the entry for validity.
>
>i intend to have this app run minimised and what i would like to have it do is pop itself up over anything else running in order that the user can be warned of an exception situation.
>
>i can do all of this except the bringing itself to the front of other apps.
>
>anyone got any clues --- a windows api call i expect ?
>
>regards
>
>colin burton