BUG: ActiveForm Property Returns Error When Not FormSet

ID: Q191640

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 6.0

SYMPTOMS

Referencing the ActiveForm property of a form through code returns the following error:

Property ActiveForm is not found.

ActiveForm is, however, listed in the Properties dialog box of the form.

RESOLUTION

Do not reference the ActiveForm property of a form.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this bug and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

Even though the ActiveForm is listed as a property of the form object, it is only applicable to the FormSet object.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Place the following code in a program file. ************************************************************** *!* Start Error Example (Form) ************************************************************** ox=CREATEOBJECT('oForm') ox.VISIBLE=.T. READ EVENTS ***************************************** DEFINE CLASS oForm AS FORM NAME='MyFormFoo' ADD OBJECT oCommand AS COMMANDBUTTON ADD OBJECT oClose AS COMMANDBUTTON PROCEDURE INIT THIS.oCommand.LEFT=100 THIS.oCommand.TOP=100 THIS.oClose.LEFT=100 THIS.oClose.TOP=200 ENDPROC PROCEDURE oCommand.CLICK WAIT WINDOW THISFORM.ACTIVEFORM.NAME ENDPROC PROCEDURE oClose.CLICK CLEAR EVENTS RELEASE THISFORM ENDPROC ENDDEFINE ************************************************************** *!* End Error Example (Form)
Run the program and click the oCommand button. This returns the following error:

Property ActiveForm is not found.

Additional query words: kbVFp600bug kbContainer kbCtrl

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