Microsoft KB Archive/163411

= BUG: Class Based on Grid Does Not Maintain FontBold Property =

Article ID: 163411

Article Last Modified on 10/15/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 5.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q163411



SYMPTOMS
If a grid class has the FontBold property set to True (.T.), changing the ColumnCount of a grid class on a form causes the grid's columns, headers, and textboxes to lose their FontBold property settings. The grid object itself maintains its proper FontBold property value; however, the objects contained in the grid do not inherit this property value. These objects revert to the default value (False) for the FontBold property.

In Visual FoxPro 3.0b, changing the ColumnCount property does not affect the FontBold property of the grid's columns, headers, and text boxes. Therefore, you may notice this behavior on forms that are created in Visual FoxPro 3.0b and then executed in Visual FoxPro 5.0 for Windows.



RESOLUTION
In the Init of the grid class, add the following code: FOR i=1 TO This.ColumnCount This.Columns(i).FontBold=This.FontBold This.Columns(i).Header1.FontBold=This.FontBold ENDFOR This code resets the FontBold property of the columns and column headers after instantiation of the class. The ColumnCount property determines the number of columns the grid contains.



STATUS
Microsoft is researching this behavior and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.



MORE INFORMATION
The steps listed below assume a working knowledge of creating classes and forms and setting the properties of objects contained within a form.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

 * 1) Create a class based on a grid and name it zgridtest.
 * 2) In this class, set the FontBold property to True (.T.).
 * 3) Save the class.
 * 4) Create a form called ztest.
 * 5) Place a table in the data environment of the form.
 * 6) Add the zgridtest class to the Form Control toolbar and add it to the form.
 * 7) Run the form. The grid's textboxes and headers appear in a bold font.
 * 8) Modify the form and select the zgridtest object in the Properties sheet.
 * 9) Change the ColumnCount property to 2.
 * 10) Run the form and note that the grid's textboxes and headers now appear in normal font.
 * 11) Modify the form and select the zgridtest object. Choose the grid's column, header, or textbox objects. Note that the FontBold property of each of these objects is now set to False instead of True.

Keywords: kbbug KB163411

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