--I should know this, but I've forgotten how...
I have code that creates a top level form ( showform property = 2 ), yet it appears behind other applications or is not the "active" form when it does open. I recall that there are some settings or a process that can be followed that will cause the form to open in front of other application's windows. What are they? --

I am assuming that somewhere you are issuing _screen.visible = .f. or _screen.hide()

This has the effect of damning the application to be behind the others.

Introduce a config.fpw (either in the application's directory, or complied into the application) with the line
SCREEN=OFF

Andrew R.