>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>(This thread is a change to the Form Created with Define Window thread). I found that Define Window is not a problem.
>>>
>>>The problem occurs when the program shows a report in Preview Mode, I need to find it (this preview window) and close it; programatically. As if the user actually clicked on the Exit icon of the Report Preview toolbar.
>>>
>>>Is this possible? How?
>>>
>>>TIA.
>>
>>This is a simple code of previewing a report:
>>
>>
>>REPORT FORM TestReport TO PRINTER PROMPT PREVIEW NAME RepName NOWAIT
>>
>>MESSAGEBOX("This message indicates that the report is being previewed; it is still open")
>>
>>*-- !!! Big question. How would you close the report preview here PROGRAMATICALLY?
>>>
>Hi, Dmitry
>
>
>RELEASE WINDOWS "Report Designer"
>
>
>will release your preview window, but it must not be in modal state. That is, the NOWAIT is required (unless you turn into the 9.0 report engine - but I assume you don't want to do that).
This works! Thank you! I didn't realize that the preview window is given a "standard" VFP name "Report Designer".
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