PRB: Cannot Quit VFP When Previewing Report in a DESKTOP Window

• Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0a

SYMPTOMS

When you send a report preview to a window defined with the DESKTOP clause that is larger than the FoxPro desktop, the preview data does not appear and you are unable to quit Visual FoxPro.

RESOLUTION

If the contents of a preview must be sent to a defined window, do not use the DESKTOP clause when creating the window.

STATUS

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

WARNING: After running this code you will be unable to close Visual FoxPro through normal means. Use Task Manager in Windows NT or the Close Program dialog box in Windows 95 to close Visual FoxPro. Before running this code, close all running applications and save your data. To close all open applications, press the CTRL+ALT+Delete keys to open the Windows Task Manager or Close Program dialog box, and then close all the other applications you have running. Note that following the steps below may produce lost allocation units, lost clusters, or cross-linked files.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Create a quick report named Ztest based on any table.

2. Create a program called Zprevtest that contains the following code:

         MODIFY WINDOW SCREEN FROM 0,0 TO 35, 110 FONT "Arial", 14
         DEFINE WINDOW Ztest IN DESKTOP FROM 0,0 TO 35, 138 FONT "Arial", ;
         14 TITLE "On Top"
         ACTIVATE WINDOW Ztest
         REPORT FORM Ztest.frx PREVIEW WINDOW Ztest
         RELEASE WINDOW Ztest
   

3. Run the program. The window on top now takes up the entire Visual FoxPro desktop and the report preview never appears. Note that there is no way to close the screen. Invoke the Close Program dialog box in Windows 95 or the Task Manager in Windows NT 4.0 and select End Task.

Keywords          : FxprgUdwindow vfoxwin
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0,5.0a
Platform          : WINDOWS winnt
Issue type        : kbprb