Hi Colin,

A very cool tip. I will use it.

Thanks

>>Thanks Edward.
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>>I placed the code in the main startup program. This is exactly what I was looking for... Thanks again.
>>>_SCREEN.Windowstate=2
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>Hi David,
>
>Another 'nice' thing I use in my apps is as part of the shutdown before issuing CLEAR EVENTS have _SCREEN.WindowState=1. This causes it to minimize to the taskbar before shutting down. It prevents the user from seeing aspects of you app shutting down (cleaner) plus IMHO it's kind of a neat visual effect.