I use VFP against ASA and I like it a lot. There is a command like option to hide the Icon. I think it is -q. I usually have the database setup as a service in a deployed system.

>Thanks James,
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>You wrote:
>... but I am wondering why you don’t use VFP and their native DBFs in a stand alone application. They are much better than Access and VFP is much more powerful development environment IMHO.
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>My Answer:
>Yes, actually I knew that DBF is more more better than MDB, but once again I do not want to pack deleted records..and also I am not sure that DBF can not be protected by password..
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>I have tried ASA for a few days, so far its make me sattisfied eventhough some SQL statements should be changed, by the way is it possible for me to hide the ASA icon on the system tray when the databases loaded? ..
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>Thanks in advance
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>Regards
>Winan