BUG: Execution of REPORT FORM Command Sets Focus to Application

ID: Q177260

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0a

SYMPTOMS

Executing a REPORT FORM command while an application is running minimized, sets focus to the application and restores the application's window. After the REPORT FORM command finishes executing, the application loses focus and continues running minimized.

RESOLUTION

Setting the visible property of the form to false before the REPORT FORM command is executed prevents the form from being restored and displayed on screen.

The following code snippet illustrates changing the visible property before and after a REPORT FORM command is encountered. In the example below, this code would appear in the Timer Event method of the timer object.


   ThisForm.Visible=.F.
   REPORT FORM prtsrv FOR RECNO() < 5 TO PRINT NOCONSOLE NOWAIT
   ThisForm.Visible=.T.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

When an application compiled with Visual FoxPro version 5.0 is running as a minimized background process and a REPORT FORM command is encountered, the application's window is restored from its minimized state and displayed on screen. After the REPORT FORM command has finished executing, the application's window is minimized and the application continues executing as a background process.

Applications compiled with Visual FoxPro version 3.0 that are running as a minimized background process remain minimized when a REPORT FORM command is encountered.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Using Visual FoxPro version 5.0, create a new project called Prtsrv.

Click Data, Databases and add the Testdata database from the VFP\Samples\Data folder.

Click Documents, Reports and create a new quick report using the Customer table of the Testdata database. Save the report as Prtsrv.

Click Code, Programs and create a new program file named Prtsrv with the following code:


      PUBLIC rollcounter
      rollcounter=0
      DO FORM prtsrv
      READ EVENTS

      _SCREEN.WINDOWSTATE=2
      _SCREEN.VISIBLE=.T.
      _SCREEN.SHOW
      ZOOM WINDOW SCREEN MAX

Set Prtsrv.prg as the main program file.

Click Documents, Forms and create a new form called Prtsrv with the following properties:


      AutoCenter = .T.
      Height     = 130
      ShowWindow = 2
      Width      = 192

In the form's Activate event, add the following code:


      _SCREEN.WINDOWSTATE=1
      _SCREEN.VISIBLE=.f.
      HIDE WINDOW SCREEN
      thiswin=WONTOP()
      ZOOM WINDOW &thiswin MIN

Add a Timer control to the form with the following properties:
```
      Interval=3000 
```

Add the following code to the Timer Event method of the timer object:


      rollcounter=rollcounter+1
      REPORT FORM prtsrv FOR RECNO()  &lt; 5 TO PRINT NOCONSOLE NOWAIT
      IF rollcounter=3
      ThisForm.Command1.Click
      ENDIF

Add a command button to the form with the following code in the Click event of the command button:
```
      RELEASE THISFORM
      CLEAR EVENTS 
```

From the Project Manager, build an executable file. Open Windows Explorer and double-click the executable file. At 30 second intervals, the Prtsrv form is restored and visible on screen.

Additional query words: VFoxWin form print visible timer

Keywords : kbVFp FxprintGeneral
Version : WINDOWS:5.0,5.0a
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb