Hi George

Thanks

No that doesn't work either, in fact setting the Desktop=.t. takes my form out of its top level form. my top level form has Desktop=.t.

Regards
Geoff Scott

>>Hi
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>>I am issuing a WAIT WINDOW 'My message' which doesn't display in my window.
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>>I have the main VFP screen/window turned off.
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>>How do I get my WAIT WINDOW to display in my form which is in my top level form???
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>>Regards
>>Geoff Scott
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>Geoff,
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>I'll bet you've got the form's Desktop property set to .T.. This property is ignored with a top-level form (ShowWindow = 2). Set the Desktop property to .F. and your wait window will appear properly.
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>I wrote an FAQ on this that gives more details.