PRB: Can't Use DOCKED or DOCKPOSITION Props to Dock a Toolbar

• Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0

SYMPTOMS

When the value of the DOCKED or DOCKPOSITION properties is modified to dock a toolbar, the toolbar position does not change.

CAUSE

This behavior is by design. The DOCKED and DOCKPOSITION properties are indicators of where a toolbar is located. They are Read Only properties and modifying their value will not affect the toolbar.

RESOLUTION

Use the DOCK method to dock a toolbar along any border of the main FoxPro window. The following code demonstrates how to use the DOCK method:

   oToolbar1=CREATEOBJECT('cToolbar')
   oToolbar1.Show
   = Messagebox("Moving the Toolbar")
   oToolbar1.Dock(0)
   = Messagebox( "Top")
   oToolbar1.Dock(1)
   =Messagebox( "Left")
   oToolbar1.Dock(3)
   =Messagebox( "Bottom")
   oToolbar1.Dock(2)
   =Messagebox( "Right")

   DEFINE CLASS cToolbar AS TOOLBAR
     Scalemode = 1
     * Make this a control array
     DIMENSION cmdim(3)
     ADD OBJECT cmdim(1) as CommandButton WITH caption = "One", Left =1
     ADD OBJECT cmdim(2) as CommandButton WITH caption= "Two", Left =10
     ADD OBJECT cmdim(3) as CommandButton WITH caption = "Three",Left= 15
   ENDDEFINE

STATUS

This behavior is by design.