hide screen in forms

[powerprinting]

I've read FAQ 184-1258 and tried the suggested code in the init area of my form....

I tried _vfp.visible = .f.

and I tried

ShowWindow = 2
MDIform = .f.
ALwaysOnTop=.t.

what happens with the second example above is the entire Foxpro session dissapears from the screen all together. All I want to do is hide the command window when I issue the do form myform command. _vfp.visible command results in nothing at all.

I do not want to issue it through the config.fp file. My version is 6.0

Any other ideas?

 

[Mike Lewis]

Powerprinting,

. All I want to do is hide the command window when I issue the do form myform command

If you launch your form from a PRG, the command window will close automatically.

Set up a PRG containing the following lines:

DO FORM MyForm
READ EVENTS

In the Destroy event of the form, put CLEAR EVENTS.

Now run the PRG. The command window will dispappear until you close the form.

Mike


Mike Lewis
Edinburgh, Scotland

http://www.ml-consult.demon.co.uk

 

[powerprinting]

Mike, your solution does what you said it would, the Foxpro main screen dissapeared.... but so did everything else. Where did it go? Its not on the task bar and not even the task manager applications show the program as running. Thanks for your help.

 

[Mike Lewis]

powerprinting,

It must be that you have got _SCREEN.Visible = .F. somewhere in your code; or, you've got SCREEN = OFF in your Config.FPW file.

If you find it and eliminate it, that should solve the problem.

Mike


Mike Lewis
Edinburgh, Scotland

http://www.ml-consult.demon.co.uk

 

[powerprinting]

I found the problem. Seems what I need to do is place CLEAR EVENTS in the Queryunload event, I had to remove CLEAR EVENTS from Destroy event however. Thanks for the help.

 

[Mike Lewis]

Powerprinting,

Hmm. I can't see why that would make the entire screen invisible. Still, if it works, ....

Mike


Mike Lewis
Edinburgh, Scotland

http://www.ml-consult.demon.co.uk