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OK, thanks Dennis.  Yes, VCL.  I'll take this approach.


"Dennis Jones" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message 
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> "Ted Tripp" <ttripp@rankexec.com> wrote in message
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>> Hi,
>>
>> BCB5
>>
>> I have an app that loads a dll form and in this form I call a 
>> colordialog.
>> After clicking the OK or Cancel in the colordialog, the form appears to 
>> go
>> behind the app.
>>
>> I tried using a variety of ShowWindow's, but don't seem to have any way 
>> of
>> control the MainForm from within the dll.
>>
>> Any ideas on how to keep my dll form on top?
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> Is it a VCL form?  Is the form in a DLL or a package (BPL)?
>
> If you are using a VCL form in a DLL, are you setting the DLL's
> Application->Handle property before trying to create any forms in the DLL?
> If you are not doing this, you should.  The DLL's Application->Handle
> property must be set to the handle of the EXE's main window otherwise you
> will get odd behavior like that which you are describing.
>
> - Dennis
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