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02/08/2022 16:06:53
John Ryan
Captain-Cooker Appreciation Society
Taumata Whakatangi ..., New Zealand
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Visual FoxPro
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Coding, syntax & commands
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01684759
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>>>UPDATE 2: This "main" form is used in another application as Modal form. And the property ShowWindow in that other application is 0 (not 2).
>Is it possible to change these properties in code when creating the object of the form when it has to be Modeless and 2 - As Top Level Form?
>
>Some of VFP's form display properties can't be changed after form creation commences, so you'd need to subclass if you can't edit the "main" form directly. This is a nuisance if it's a scx rather than a class in a vcx or prg, but I don't know any other way if you need more than one version of these settings, even borderstyle.
>
>HTH. Also, experiment with desktop= setting that can make the parent form look like a native form for your OS.

I will experiment with subclassing. Thank you.
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