I use SDI concept in my application. I have one form as Top-Level form, and the rest forms are "In Top-Level" forms.

To launch the application I use simple "main" routine, which does three things - eliminates VFP screen, launches Top-level form and finally - launches In Top-level form:

_Screen.Visible=.f.
do from frmParent && my Top-Level form
do form frmChild && my In Top-level form
read events

Top-Level form frmParent has a button, which can fire child In Top-Level form. But when app starts, I want child form to be displayed automatically. Now the fun begins:

1. When the app starts I can ONLY see the child form, Top level form simply becomes invisible
2. If I click by mouse somewhere, where Top-Level form supposed to be - it is appears and functioning normally.

I tried another approach - to launch just a parent form and fire the child form clicking the button on the parent form. Everything is OK: both forms are visible and functioning as they should.

Both forms have no border and titlebar, childform has a grid. Problem appears in VFP7 and VFP8.

Please, can anyone explain, why top-level (parent) form is invisible when I launch child form programmatically???

Thank you!