>>>Using VFP 5.0
>>>
>>>I'm using sysmetric() to know the configuration
>>>of the screen (monitor).
>>>
>>>I want to change the form width depending on the
>>>user's screen width.
>>>
>>>In the form designer there is any way to change
>>>the width using a constant???
>>>
>>>I tried:
>>>
>>>ThisForm.Width = MyWidth
>>>
>>>But it doesn't work.
>>>
>>>MyWidth is a constant of the screen width.
>>>
>>>
>>>Any suggestion.
>>>
>>>Thanks in advance
>>>
>>>Francisco Cabeza
>>
>>As long as MyWidth is defined, it should work. What do you mean by "It doesn't work"? What does it do?
>>
>>Bill
>
>I used a memvar or constant, but the main problem is this:
>
>In the form designer, in properties you have Witdh, and there
>you can't put a memvar or constant. You have to put a number
>(10,120,640 etc) so I'm forced to put 640.
>
>In the Activate Event I put:
>
>ThisForm.Width=MyWidth (memvar or constant)
>
>Suppose MyWidth is 800. I also tried in the Init Event.
>
>When I run the form: The Width is still 640.
>
>I can't change it to 800 unles I put 800 in
>the Width Property of the form.
>
>So the width is always constant and I can't change it,
>dependign of sysmetric().
>
>Any suggestions.
>
>Thanks for your help and time.
>
>Francisco

Uh ... it works for me in both the Activate and the Init of the form. I would guess that you have either a scoping problem on the MyWidth variable ( you might want to make it a property of the form to stay OOP or make it a public variable ) or the value of MyWidth is either not being set properly or getting reset somehow.

Bill