Microsoft KB Archive/100441

= PRB: Windows Are in Different Positions When Executable Is Run =

Article ID: 100441

Article Last Modified on 11/17/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 3.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft FoxPro 2.6a Standard Edition
 * Microsoft FoxPro 2.6a Professional Edition for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q100441





SYMPTOMS
Windows appear in different positions when an executable file is run under the run-time version of FoxPro than when the executable file is run under the development version of FoxPro.



CAUSE
The executable file uses FoxFont for the desktop font if no font is specified. The desktop font affects a window's size and position. In the FoxPro development environment, the executable file and the application use the desktop font that is currently in effect. This font is determined by the font setting in the FOXPRO.INI file; therefore, FoxFont may not be the font in use in the development environment.

To achieve the correct result, the following four conditions must all be true:  You must have determined your window positions in the Screen Layout dialog box in the Screen Builder. The default font that you have specified in the Screen Layout dialog box must match your current screen font. The point sizes on both the development machine and the machine running the executable file must be the same. Both machines must be using the same resolution (for example, 640 x 480 or 1024 x 768).



RESOLUTION
There are two ways to resolve this problem:   Change the desktop font in FoxPro to FoxFont before designing the screen. To do this, either hold down the SHIFT key and choose Font from the Text menu, or issue the following command: <pre class="fixed_text">     MODIFY WINDOW SCREEN FONT "Foxfont",9 -or- </li>  Specify the desktop font that will be used by the executable outside the development environment by entering the following lines in the Setup code for the screen set: <pre class="fixed_text">     #SECTION 1            && places code at the beginning of the SPR MODIFY WINDOW SCREEN FONT "Arial" && specifies desktop font You can use other fonts besides Arial. If the executable is to be run under Windows 3.0, use a font available to Windows 3.0 and Windows 3.1. To verify that the correct font is being used, add the line: <pre class="fixed_text">     WAIT WINDOW WFONT(1) </li></ul>

Additional query words: VFoxWin FoxMac FoxWin 2.50 2.50a 2.50b 2.50c 2.60 arrange exe screen position font

Keywords: KB100441

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