>>I have an application that has been running in the foxpro window.
>>I want it to run in the desktop window but I can't get the forms to
>>run in an orderly fashion. Several windows can be up at the same time
>>but only one can be active. But I can click on any screen thats shown
>>and it will come forward. This is not what I want. The last screen
>>displayed show remain on top until it is closed. What's up with running
>>forms on the desktop?
>
>Make the forms modal.

Forms on the desktop can't be modal. However, if you want to have the others children of the first on, just set them to be "in top form" and then they can be modal and are restricted to the parent form.