>>I have started to work with VFP5.0 and found very strange behaviour. I issue RUN command to start another Win95 app from cmd.click located in Modal form.
>>After another app opens I return to VFP systen using Taskbar and find that Modal form 'lost focus', i.e. app got frozen.
>>I found way to workaround issuing command:
>>ACTIVATE WINDOW MyModalForm
>>immediately after RUN command, but anyway it looks strange.
>>Did anybody else notice this problem? TIA.
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>Remember that when you issue a Modal form that FoxPro stops executing at the line that runs your modal form. The modal form will run, expire (when you close it) & then FoxPro continues at the line that ran the Modal form. So this may be a problem.
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>Also, make sure you are using the run with the N option:
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>run /n my.exe
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>HTH,
>Tom
Thanks for help. But I always use /N option and don't close my Modal form.
Edward Pikman
Independent Consultant