It would appear that CFileDialog contains a function called OnInitdone. The base class for this function contains nothing more than a CenterWindow call, which has been taking all of my work and throwing it away. Overriding this function and not centering the dialog has everything working correctly, with the dialog being placed on whatever monitor I wish.

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Ed.Poore wrote: Where the hell did I see it from? Visual C++ Linker Options /VERBOSE (Print Progress Messages)[^] I'd love to help, but unfortunatley I have prior commitments monitoring the length of my grass. :Andrew Bleakley:

DavidCrow wrote: How about: IDR_MAINFRAME1 ICON "..\\res\\MAIN.ico" IDR_MAINFRAME2 ICON "..\\res\\MAIN.ico" IDR_MAINFRAME3 ICON "..\\res\\SECONDARY.ico" ... CMyDlg::CProgressTestDlg(CWnd* pParent /*=NULL*/) : CDialog(CMyDlg::IDD, pParent) { #if defined(APSTUDIO_INVOKED) m_hIcon = AfxGetApp()->LoadIcon(IDR_MAINFRAME1); #elif defined(MAIN_PROG) m_hIcon = AfxGetApp()->LoadIcon(IDR_MAINFRAME2); #else m_hIcon = AfxGetApp()->LoadIcon(IDR_MAINFRAME3); #endif } If I'm reading the above correctly, this will cause the program to use the correct icon when it is running, but not when the executable is being displayed in explorer, folder browser, etc. It would appear that windows uses the icon with the lowest ID number for for this.

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One way would be to grab the screen shot of the view window in a CDC and CBitmap in ChildFrame/MainFrame. Then Hide the view in ChildFrame/MainFrame. Then display the grabbed screenshot in the client area of ChildFrame/MainFrame. Then you can display any graphic on top of it. Then on another event, you can show the view again. This is the dirty way. Another would be to create a floating modeless dialog box. Then using GDI, make it turn into a frame only with hollow center, like a rectangle. Then you can move the frame anywhere. There must be better ways to do it. Maybe someone else can help. this is this.

I'm afraid that this does not work. While the PasswordSpy program stays on top of the other programs, the menus of the other apps drop down in front of it. This is what I'm trying to avoid.

I Googled the HTTRANSPARENT return value, and they mention another window style called WS_EX_NOACTIVATE, that looks like it may take care of the keyboard. I'll have to experiment to find out.