Microsoft KB Archive/118490

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ID: Q118490

2.50b 2.50c MACINTOSH kbprg kbfixlist kbbuglist

The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft FoxPro for Macintosh, versions 2.5b, 2.5c

SYMPTOMS
When an object, other than a popup, is defined in a window that has been activated with the NOSHOW clause, and then a READ MODAL command is executed, the window will automatically be displayed. However, if a popup is added to the window, the READ MODAL command will execute and terminate immediately.

RESOLUTION
This behavior is easily corrected by adding an ACTIVATE WINDOW or SHOW WINDOW command after all the objects have been defined but before the READ MODAL command.

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Visual FoxPro 3.0b for Macintosh.

Steps to Reproduce Problem
The following code demonstrates the behavior described above:

testvar=1 DIMENSION testarray(3) testarray="" testarray(1)="item" DEFINE WINDOW wtest AT 1,1 SIZE 10,10 FLOAT CLOSE ACTIVATE WINDOW wtest NOSHOW @ 1,1 GET testvar PICTURE "@^" FROM testarray SIZE 1.5,8 DEFAULT 1 ; FONT "MS SANS SERIF",8 READ MODAL Additional reference words: FoxMac 2.50b 2.50c buglist2.50b buglist2.50c fixlist3.00b VFoxMac KBCategory: kbprg kbfixlist kbbuglist KBSubcategory: Keywords         : kbbuglist kbfixlist kbprg Version          : 2.50b 2.50c Platform         : MACINTOSH Solution Type    : kbfix
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