Kurt wrote on 2013-02-19:

> .and I don't mean MS Windows.

>

>

> I've got a Main screen/Form. And, I have that Form calling another Form -

> which I want to pop-up to display info. But, I want to control the

placement

> of that 2nd Form - so it appears near the bottom of the 1st Form.

>

>

> 1st problem is - I set the 2nd Form to "In Top-Level Form" - and I also

set

> it to Modal. I even set it to "Always on Top". But, although it Does

appear

> on the top of the main Form - if I move it over - it doesn't stay WITHIN

the

> Top level Form!

>

>

> I find this strange - since, I know some point in the past I WAS able to

get

> something like this working before.

>

>

> Now - this may also be related to the 1st problem. I want to control the

> placement of this 2nd Form - and I'm trying to use the function WParent()

to

> return the name of the main Form - but, when I do that from within this

2nd

> Form and its running - it returns an Empty value.

>

>

> This should be simple stuff - but, seems I am coming up blank.

>

>

> TIA,

>

> -K-

>

Kurt,

Is the first form the active and set as a Top-Level form?

The second forms Top and Left will be relative to the window it exists in.

Short of that, you can use SHOW WINDOW (Form2.Name) IN (Form1.Name)

Tracy Pearson

PowerChurch Software

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