If mean you don't want the default document to load on startup, then this is the code: // Parse command line for standard shell commands, DDE, file open CCommandLineInfo cmdInfo; ParseCommandLine(cmdInfo); // ADD THIS LINE RIGHT HERE! ( AFTER the above lines!) cmdInfo.m\_nShellCommand = CCommandLineInfo::FileNothing; Add it in the InitInstance() of your apps class, and then make your selection dialog load and prompt user to select whatever they wanted! :) "Socrates is a man. All men are mortal. Therefore Socrates is mortal." -- Aristotle (syllogism) Cheers Masoud Samimi Go!

I'd agree C++ requires more skill than VB, even M$ agrees with that, now that they are flogging C#. Christian The content of this post is not necessarily the opinion of my yadda yadda yadda. To understand recursion, we must first understand recursion.

What a pile of anonymous horse manure. Even the most hard working dedicated individual still has to eat and is interested in how nice a meal they can provide for themselves and their loved ones. Christian The content of this post is not necessarily the opinion of my yadda yadda yadda. To understand recursion, we must first understand recursion.