Problem in Forms_Mdi_Window

Hi,
Why do these commands work in Forms 6i and don't work in 10g ???
Set_Window_Property(Forms_Mdi_Window,Window_State,Minimize);
Set_Window_Property(Forms_Mdi_Window,Window_State,Maximize);
In the help topics in Forms 10g it's written that you can
alter the Mdi_Window properties, like minimizing, but it's not working...
Can anyone help? Is that a bug?
Thx!

No...it is not bug...!!!!
The following piece of code works fine in Forms 10g v.10.1.2....
WHEN-NEW-FORM-INSTANCE
SET_WINDOW_PROPERTY('WINDOW0',TITLE,'');
SET_WINDOW_PROPERTY(FORMS_MDI_WINDOW,TITLE,'a_title');
SET_WINDOW_PROPERTY(FORMS_MDI_WINDOW,WINDOW_STATE,MAXIMIZE);
SET_WINDOW_PROPERTY('WINDOW0',WINDOW_STATE,MAXIMIZE);Regards,
Simon

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out = new PrintWriter(new OutputStreamWriter(client.getOutputStream()));
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clientRef.sendMessage(line); // send mesage out to netExpress
out.println(line);
out.flush();
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try{
if(aDiagnostic){
broadCastDia("Disconnect : diagnostics "+client.getInetAddress().toString());
out.flush();
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broadCastDia("Disconnect : client "+client.getInetAddress().toString());
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in.close();
out.close();
client.close();
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removeThreadQueue(this);
alive = false;
catch(Exception e){
// System.out.println("ERROR: Client Connection reset failure");
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, (e.toString()),"ERROR: Client Connection reset failure", JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
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