PRB: Cannot Directly Put Active Document on Active Desktop

• Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 6.0

SYMPTOMS

Attempting to place a Visual FoxPro Active Document application on the Windows Active Desktop fails.

CAUSE

The Windows Active Desktop is not a valid Active Document container.

RESOLUTION

Active Documents must be hosted in Internet Explorer 3.0 or 4.0.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Run the following line of code to build the sample Active Document application (actdoc.app) that ships with Visual FoxPro:

   
         BUILD APP actdoc.app FROM HOME(2)+"solution\tahoe\actdoc.pjx" 




2. Choose the Display icon from the Windows Control Panel.



3. Select the Web tab in the Display Properties dialog box.



4. If there is no Web tab in the Display Properties dialog box, the following steps will install the Active Desktop component of Internet Explorer 4.0 and add the Web tab to the Display Properties dialog box:
   
   
   1. Click the Add/Remove Programs icon from the Windows Control Panel.
   
   
   
   2. Select Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 and select the Add/Remove button.
   
   
   
   3. Select Add the Windows Desktop Update component from Web site radio button.
   
   
   
   4. Select Windows Desktop Update check box on the Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 Component Download Web page.
   
   
   



5. Make sure the "View my Active Desktop as a Web page" check box is checked.



6. Click the New button and type the path and file name of the Active Document application that was built in step 1 into the Location: textbox of the New Active Desktop Item dialog box.



7. Click Apply or OK.

Additional query words: kbVFp kbVFp600 kbActiveDesktop kbActiveDocs

Keywords :
Version : WINDOWS:6.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb