Try this... I believe it works in VFP6:

In the form's ACTIVATE() method - not the Init() and not the Load()- put a
APPLICATION.Visible = .F.

Got this gem here some time ago and it worked like a champ for me.

good luck


>That does work in VFP, 8 but I am going to need to use WestWind wwIPSTUFF library with this form and I think that means I will have to be using VFP 6.
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>I tried setting focus to an object on the form (ie. oform.cmdSelect.setfocus()) but that didn't work either. My approach must be all wrong here. I can't believe this should be so difficult.