Microsoft KB Archive/162800

= Genmenu5.exe Updated VFP 5.0 for Windows GENMENU Program =

Article ID: 162800

Article Last Modified on 2/24/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 5.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q162800



SUMMARY
Genmenu5.exe is a patch containing an updated Genmenu.prg for Visual FoxPro 5.0 that addresses a number of known issues.



MORE INFORMATION
The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Genmenu5.exe

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help to prevent any unauthorized changes to the file. Here is the Release Notes/Readme.txt file from the updated Genmenu.prg for Visual FoxPro 5.0.

The Genmenu.prg menu generator program has been updated to address a number of known issues. This update runs only under version 5.0 of Visual FoxPro. Do not use with Visual FoxPro 3.0 or previous releases.

To install the Genmenu.prg update:

Replace the existing Genmenu.prg file in the Visual FoxPro root directory with the updated version.

Known Issues Addressed


 * 1) Handles top-level forms better, with respect to setup and cleanup code, the Append location menu option, and removes naming conflicts encountered when using RELEASE MENU...EXTENDED with multiple forms.

To explore the available options for integrating menus with top-level forms in this version of GENMENU, open an .MPR file generated from a top-level menu and read the header section. The code in this header section offers better flexibility and ease-of-use for top-level forms. For even more capability, you can take advantage of 4-9 additional parameters for your menus, or add setup code to override settings, variables, and parameters in the header section.
 * 1) Updates the #PREPOPUP generator directive functionality. This directive, for use only with shortcut menus, allows you to control where the ACTIVATE POPUP command is placed in relation to the generated cleanup code. By default, ACTIVATE POPUP precedes any cleanup code. To run code before the ACTIVATE POPUP command, such as code to mark a menu item before it displays, use #PREPOPUP.

With this version of GENMENU, you can place the #PREPOPUP directive in the setup code, as before, or, for more flexibility, in the cleanup code. If #PREPOPUP is used in the setup code, ACTIVATE POPUP will follow any cleanup code. So, if you defined a procedure or function in the cleanup code, an error would be generated. This problem can be avoided if #PREPOPUP is used in the cleanup code, because the ACTIVATE POPUP command is placed at the exact #PREPOPUP location.

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