How can I run a form as an .exe without VFP window 3

[jworley]

I would like to run a form on it's own without the main VFP window when compiled into an .exe Anyone know if this is possible ?

Jim Worley
jim@aits-uk.net

http://www.aits-uk.net

15 years practical IT experience from sales to support to development plus B.Sc. (Hons) Computer Studies, fluent German speaker, willing to have a go at anything and don't suffer fools gladly !

 

[weedz]

SCREEN = OFF in your config.fpw.

HTH,
Weedz (Wietze Veld)
veld4663@exact.nl

They cling emotionally to code and fix development rather than choosing practices based on analytical assesments of what works best.

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[jworley]

One problem - when i put this in the config.fpw the screen disappears, but so does my form.

I've got a start.prg that i've set as main:

do form bcalc
read events

And in the bcalc form in the unload method, that's where I clear events

If I take the screen = off line out of the config.fpw the form loads but in the main foxpro window. Any ideas ?

Jim Worley
jim@aits-uk.net

http://www.aits-uk.net

15 years practical IT experience from sales to support to development plus B.Sc. (Hons) Computer Studies, fluent German speaker, willing to have a go at anything and don't suffer fools gladly !

 

[jonscott8]

Hi Jim,

Set the form's ShowWindow property to 2-As Top Level Form. Jon Hawkins

The World Is Headed For Mutiny,
When All We Want Is Unity. - Creed

 

[rgbean]

Jim,
To supplement what's already been posted, to hide the main Foxpro window there is a clear explanation on how to do this in the help file.

VFP 5.0: Online Documentation -> Developer's Guide -> Part 3: Creating the Interface -> Chapter 9: Creating Forms -> Hiding the Main Visual FoxPro Window

VFP 6.0: Help File -> Using Visual FoxPro -> Programmer's Guide -> (Part 3 Creating the Interface -> (Chapter 9 Creating Forms -> Hiding the Main Visual FoxPro Window

Rick

 

[ildo]

hoho, i have no help file
can you help me let me know how to?
or can anyone send a help file to me ??
thanks !!

 

[AChiado]

Hi JWorley,

You can run a form out of VFP main window by setting the DESKTOP property of your form to true.

The problem is that if you set _screen.visible=.f. also your form is not visible.

You can do:

set SCREEN=OFF in your config.fpw

in the main program set

_SCREEN.Height=0
_SCREEN.Width=0

in the moved event of your form define

_SCREEN.Top=ThisForm.Top
_SCREEN.Left=ThisForm.Left

so your little vfp screen remain hided if you move your form.

in the init event of your form write:

This.Moved
_screen.visible=.t.

Bye bye Andrea C.P.
Italy

 

[chpicker]

The help files are available on the MSDN website. Although the documentation is specific to VFP 7, the section that Rick pointed out seems to be the same as it was in VFP 6:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/fox7help/html/dgtskhidingmainvisualfoxprowindow.asp

Ian