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Can I abort a form from the Init method?
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29/01/2008 16:35:11
 
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Forms & Form designer
Environment versions
Visual FoxPro:
VFP 9 SP2
OS:
Windows XP SP2
Network:
Windows 2003 Server
Database:
Visual FoxPro
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01286760
Message ID:
01286931
Views:
22
Are you sure it is the init method of the form you're looking at???

>I have a form that is called from other forms. It is called to perform a task that may not be possible with the given incoming parameter.
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>In the Init method of the form, I want to check to see if the task is possible, and, if it is not, present a message to that effect, and abort the form.
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>However, I can't find a way to abort the form. Instead it opens, and the user must click my Cancel button to close it.
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>How can I prevent a form from running from the Init method?
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>Thanks in advance for your help.
>
>Jim
Groet,
Peter de Valença

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