PRB: Unable to Resize Main FoxPro Screen in Foundation READ

• Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5x, 2.6x

SYMPTOMS

During a foundation READ, the main FoxPro screen cannot be resized.

NOTE: Under Visual FoxPro for Windows, the main FoxPro screen can be resized.

CAUSE

This behavior is by design.

When a Foundation READ is used and no other window is defined and active, the main FoxPro screen becomes the active READ window for the foundation read and cannot be changed.

RESOLUTION

You can make the main FoxPro screen resizeable by defining and activating another window just prior to the foundation READ. This window can be defined with no border and the same color scheme as the FoxPro desktop so that it is not visible.

To create a menu and a program that will allow the main FoxPro screen to be resized despite the fact that a foundation READ is in effect, do the following:

1. Create a new menu with one menu option: Quit.

2. Change RESULT to PROCEDURE for this menu option.

3. Type the following code in the procedure for the Quit menu option:

         m.quit=.T.
         CLEAR READ ALL
         SET SYSMENU TO DEFAULT
         RELEASE WINDOW fndation
   

4. Save the menu as MYMENU.MNX and generate the .MPR code.

5. Create a new program with the following code:

         *** Begin Sample Code
         m.quit=.F.
         DO mymenu.mpr
         DEFINE WINDOW fndation FROM 0,0 TO 5,5 NONE
         ACTIVATE WINDOW fndation
         READ VALID m.quit
         *** End of Code
   

6. Run the above program and note that the main FoxPro screen can now be resized even though the foundation READ is in effect.