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Q156088: HOWTO: Hide Desktop in Run-Time (.exe) VFP5 Application

Article: Q156088
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbvfp500 kbvfp600
Last Modified: 09-AUG-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 5.0, 6.0 
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SUMMARY
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In Visual FoxPro 3.0, you can hide the Visual FoxPro desktop in your run- time
application by setting the position of the desktop off the screen, for example:

     _SCREEN.Width = -1000
     _SCREEN.Top = -1000

However, in Visual FoxPro 5.0, you no longer have to do it this way.

MORE INFORMATION
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In Visual FoxPro 5.0, you can easily hide the Visual FoxPro desktop in your
run-time application by using the following steps:

1. In the Start-Up (Main) program of your project, add the following line of
  code at the very beginning:

        _SCREEN.Visible = .F.

2. Then, create a Config.fpw file, and add the following line:

        SCREEN = OFF

3. Set the Form[ASCII 146]s ShowWindow property to 2- As Top Level Form.

NOTE: If you do not plan to distribute the Config.fpw as a separate file, the
Config.fpw can be included in the project as [Other][Text Files] or
[Other][Other Files], and build it as part of the .exe file.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbvfp500 kbvfp600 
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP500 kbVFP600
Issue type        : kbhowto

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