Tom,
Actually, I'm surprised that the first form will do
anything after Hiding form2 (debugger or not), since they are both Modal. I think the *standard* technique for what you're doing is to use Modeless forms.
Mark
>I don't know what to call this problem really, but I can hide a form
>and show another form, then when I want to return to the first form, I hide the second and show the first, but right there the debugger pointer stops.
>
> The controls still respond to the mouse (like Next and Previous buttons), but the step by step doesn't show anymore on the debugger.
>
> I have tried it with Read Events on and off with no difference shown. Both forms are window type modal.
>
> Any ideas of what I could try? I took the code out of the Click method and put into a PRG procedure (and call it from the Click method):
>
> PROCEDURE hide_and_show_1
> form1.hide()
> form2.show()
> RETURN
>
> PROCEDURE hide_and_show_2
> form2.hide()
> form1.show()
> RETURN
>
> I have tried putting a 1 in the show [such as form2.show(1)] with no difference.
>
> I am using VFP 5.0 with Service Pack 3.
>
>The crazy thing is, this used to work fine, but now it won't.
>
> I just don't know what else to try. Or, what is the possible problem.
>
>Thank you.
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