>Hi - I am 68 - but new to Internet, pse excuse if I don't do verything right. My problem: Creating an application in VFP5, I disable the VFP Window with the line SCREEN = OFF in CONFIG.FPW
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>The reason for this is that the VFP Window does not fill the whole screen, and I don't like the all-white backgound. So, I create a top-level form with a menu, from which I select and launch the various components of my application. After much headscratching and a little bad language, together with close reading of the manual, I've got things running nicely, but one problem has me licked.
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>That relates to the Report Form/Preview function. While in the development anvironment, it works nicely, but when I try to run the compiled version alone, I get no previev. I have tried hiding my form(s), creating windows and or forms, but nothing solves the problem.
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>If I enable the main VFP window by removing the 'screen = off' statement, I get a preview, but it is different from what I get under development. First, it is not possible to scroll the page(s, making a 100% full view impossible, and I get a VCR control that does not show when under developemnt.
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>In the development environment, scrolling thru the preview is very convenient, using PageUp, PageDown and arrow keys.
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>I would appreciate any feedback to this rather long-winded story.
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>Sincerely
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>Rolf Aalberg
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>E-mail: Rolf.Aalberg@c2i.net

Basically, you should just restore _SCREEN temporarily right before REPORT ... PREVIEW:
_screen.left=0
_screen.visible=.t.
report form myreport preview
_screen.visible=.f.
_screen.left=-2000