Ed, I have the wsh script running,but it will only show if the app is not mimimized.

Is there a way to show the app if it is running minimized?

Regards,

Gerard


>>George, I've advanced a little bit but am still stuck !!
>>
>>I've set up a .prg as follows:
>>------------------------------------
>>* ShowWind
>>*
>>Declare Integer FindWindow in Win32API ;
>> String @lpClassName,String @lpWindowName
>>
>>lcApplicationTitle = "cmd.exe"
>>lnHWnd = Findwindow(0,@lcApplicationTitle)
>>wait window 'Windows handle for cmd.exe = ' + Str(lnHWnd)
>>
>>Declare Integer ShowWindow in Win32API ;
>> Integer hwnd, Integer nCmdShow
>> * lnhWnd is the Window Title
>> * Restore it to its last size and position
>>= ShowWindow(lnHWnd,9)
>>-------------------------------------
>>
>
>Rather than the WinAPI, I'd recommend using the WSH's Wscript.Shell's AppActivate() method - pass it the name of the executable or part of the title of the top-level Window of an app, and it'll select the app, bring the top-level window to the foreground and activate the top-level window. You'd use it like:
>
>

oShell = CREATEOBJ('Wscript.Shell')
>oShell.AppActivate('CMD.EXE')