You're right. Setting showwindow= 1 moves the wait window.

Calling it from a form where showwindow =2 works so, the only way I can think of solving this would be to do something along the folowing lines:

1. Define a method in the top level form called waitwindow that takes you message as a parameter.
2. From the child form somehow reference the top level and call this method.

Mace

>No not quite. I have a form (Settings) defined as 'In Top level Form' which is in (Main) defined as 'Top Level Form' and not 'In Screen'
>
>I am issuing WAIT WINDOW from 'Settings' form. It works fine in another app I have which uses the same classes. The only difference is I can minimise this one down to the system tray.
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>Regards
>Geoff Scott
>
>
>>This is weird. It works for me.
>>
>>Let me get this right.
>>
>>You have a top level form. (Desktop = .F.) and you issue the wait window clause from the top level form?
>>
>>
>>>Yup, no luck.
>>>
>>>>Hi,
>>>>
>>>>Have you tried using the AT nRow, nColumn Clause?
>>>>
>>>>Mace
>>>>
>>>>>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
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I am issuing a WAIT WINDOW 'My message' which doesn't display in my window.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I have the main VFP screen/window turned off.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>How do I get my WAIT WINDOW to display in my form which is in my top level form???
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Regards
>>>>>>>Geoff Scott
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Geoff,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>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.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I wrote an FAQ on this that gives more details.