>>>>I have a little app that has one form running with DeskTop = .T.
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>>>>Once I have moved off the app to do anything else, I would like to have a timer running to update the caption (a simple count of items).
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>>>>When I return to the app, I want to refresh the grid.
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>>>>However, there don't seem to be any events that fire when I leave the app or return to it.
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>>>>Suggestions, anyone?
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>>>>Thanks
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>>>May be GotFocus / LostFocus events of the main form?
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>>Not GotFocus / LostFocus nor Activate/Deactivate. No events fire when I move from or return to the app.
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>How exactly you're moving from and to? Do you minimize the form?
Usually by clicking on another app, either in the taskbar or directly on it if it is visible.
Jim Nelson
Newbury Park, CA