Apologies for reposting, I thought I'd found the solution just as John Jones suggested _SCREEN.Visible = .F. or SCREEN=OFF in config.fpw. Neithyer seem to work in VfP.
My solution was setting ShowWindow=2 - but that only works when running from VfP, I want to run from an EXE, without the main Visual FoxPro window.
I know it's been asked many time's before, my excuse is that it's late on Friday afternoon, my mind's gone blank & I can't find it in the FAQs.
How do I run a form without the main Foxpro window displayed ?
Len Speed