Hi!
Create a VFP form. Then set up a property ShowWindow for it to 2 (As Top-Level Form). Run it. It is now in Desktop...
HTH.
>Maybe someone can help me out on this one :
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>I am trying to set up a small window on the dektop an run-time.
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>So I define the window like this
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>defi wind wOne from a,b to c,d in desktop &&other parameters not included
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>and activate it , display text then hiding the program-screen
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>acti wind wOne
>?"something"
>_screen.hide
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>the problem is that if any other window intersects with it , the wOne content gets , technically speaking , thrashed .
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>If you can help me avoid this problem or have an altogether different way of displaying data on the desktop , please let me know.
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