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I have edit boxes in forms in VFP 6 with a popup to copy/paste and it works fine, but when I try the same form in VFP 9, the copy {ctrl+c} erases the text and will not paste. Any clue what I am doing wrong? Do I need something more to make it compatible?

Is there a way to disable the GETFILE()utility when I trigger an error (no table in use)? I sometimes lose the workspace for some reason and when trying to return to a specific workspace, the file has been closed. It then pops up getfile() and they can see all the files in the folder. From...

Is there a way to view a pdf file in vfp where the user cannot see a "File" button or "Internet" button. I want to display a pdf file inside my app, but dont want the user to have any access to the rest of the computer or network. How can I disable those features where they can browse the...

I have an application where I print reports using the following method: ?sys(1037) && select which printer ?set print on set printer font 'courier new',8 type &prtfile && straight txt file set print off set print to Does VFP use different fonts or drivers than FPW? When I compiled the same...

Is there any way to execute _med_find from code rather than from a menu? I need to turn off some hot keys first(on key label). _med_find works differently in foxpro for windows. In the windows version, the hot keys are not active during the find, in vfp though, the hot keys are still active.

Is there a way to stop FoxPro from showing all tables in the directory if I have a bug in my program? For instance, if a file gets closed and I issue a Browse, the OPEN window pops up showing all tables in my directory. Is there a set command or something that would just give me an error...

Does anyone know how to change the cursor shape in foxpro 2.6a for windows. It is a small vertical line, and sometimes hard to find on a screen. Thanks for your help.

I am using MS Mappoint 2002 inside my VFP application for dispatching.. This works very well for companies in the United States, however when I try to plot points in Toronto Canada, it gives me an error message saying that it cannot parse addresses in this country. The Mappoint application...

Has anyone tried to run a FPW 2.6 application on Win2000 or WinXP workstation with a Novell server? I have several customers trying to do this. Win98 and Win95 work fine, but I suspect something in the Novell client software for win 2K and XP that is keeping the application from running...

Does anyone know of a quick easy way to allow a user to print one label on an envelope? I have a program that has a table of clients that they can write letters to on the fly (I pull certain fields off the client record for them and insert into a template. They print a letter fine, but...

I have a large application with many reports written manually with "?" (not report form). I have recently converted from fox 2.0 dos to fox 2.6a windows. The reports are directed to a file and I pass a field saying whether to print regular or condensed. In dos, I did not have that...

Is there a way to use sys(1037) in my application and know when the user clicked the "cancel" button? Can't seem to find where that is returned. Thanks for the help.

I have an app that must constantly update a grid on the screen as records are being added from another source. This is on a timer with interval=4000. This works great, but sometimes I want to stop the timer and add further notes to one of the records. I try to stop the timer so that I can...

Is it possible to use the Find (_med_find) inside a grid like we can inside a browse? I have a menu on top of the form with the system menu options of _med_find,_med_finda,_med_cut... but only the _med_cut works.

I have an application running in VFP. I want to start another whole process from within my application that runs independently until I shut that down. I don't want to end that process when I end the first process. Can I do this?

I somehow lost the help in VFP... what do I set help to to get it back?

I am running in Win95 and 98. I have the resource meter turned on so that I can watch memory usage. When I issue a print command or preview, the resources go down. When I exit the preview or print, the resouces go back up, but not to where they were prior to the print request. Doing this...