Ok this worked.
I'll give browneee points for anyone who can figure out how to get the d)!^$(@m title bar to turn blue.
Is there some type of API cally thingy that I can use to simulate a title bar click??? (that, of course, makes it turn blue.).....picky, aren't I? haha

>i put this in my login form (activate())
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>DECLARE INTEGER SetForegroundWindow IN USER32 INTEGER
>DECLARE INTEGER FindWindow IN USER32 STRING @ , STRING @
>lnHWND=FindWindow(0, _Screen.Caption)
>IF lnHWND>0
>	SetForegroundWindow(lnHWND)
>ENDIF
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>>I have an app that shows a splash screen (as-top-level form, with Screen = Off in my config.fpw file)...
>>then when it's done, the login screen pops up (also a top-level-form). I've set always-on-top to .T., yet the user still has to click on the form (which is acutally a vcx) to be able to type in their passowrd, the form never gets focus.
>>Obviously this will be rather anoying. Anyone know a way around this???
>>Thanks!