FIX: Problem with SHOW WINDOW Command and Cycling Windows

 Last reviewed: October 20, 1997
Article ID: Q131034
2.60a WINDOWS kbprg kbfixlist kbbuglist

The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, version 2.6a

SYMPTOMS

When three Browse windows are on the screen, each with a similar window name, the SHOW WINDOW command cycles through the windows rather than activating the window specified in the SHOW WINDOW command.

RESOLUTION

Open the databases with completely different alias names.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Visual FoxPro 3.0 for Windows.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

  1. Open three tables in separate work areas with these aliases: 

       ab   ab_ab   ab_cd.

  2. Issue a BROWSE command for each table.

  3. Insert the WONTOP() function on the left side of the debug window.

  4. Issue the following command in the Command window:

    SHOW WINDOW ab

  5. Issue the same command several times, and note the cycling through the different windows. However, notice that the WONTOP() function returns the correct window names.

Additional reference words: FoxWin 2.60a buglist2.60a vFoxwin Fixlist3.00
KBCategory: kbprg kbfixlist kbbuglist
KBSubcategory: FxprgGeneral
Keywords : FxprgGeneral kbbuglist kbfixlist kbprg
Version : 2.60a
Platform : WINDOWS
Solution Type : kbfix

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Last reviewed: October 20, 1997
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