>>I'm sending some commands to another application via DDE. When I did this with this particular application through VB, I found I needed to 'AppActivate' the DDE server in order for the commands to complete smoothly. I cannot seem to find an equivalent operation in VFP5 (makes a specified program the foreground application, while the VFP app drops to the background).
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>>Any clues?
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>Either SetForegroundWindow() or BringWindowToTop() should work. Both require the handle of the window that you desire to activate.

OK, I found some references to it in MSKB and FoxTools.HLP - I'll hollar if I need more. Thanks!