So how bout this. Is it possible to open a standard "Windows" hWnd window outside of FoxPro with a FoxPro command? That way I could send all status info. to that window.

That's kinda strange that FoxPro has hWnd funtions yet the windows does not act the same as a standard hWnd.


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>Since VFP doesn't use standard Windows controls (they're not windows, in other words), it must, in order to properly refresh and have the react such, circumvent the standard messaging as well. I've seen this first hand in some instances, and indications of such can be found in the MS Knowledge base (why VFP 6.0 doesn't work with the MS Coolbar 6.0, for instance). I believe that the main VFP window takes all the messages that normally would be directed to an individual window and reacts accordingly. Therefore, if you're expecting to see normal Windows behavior in this area, you're very likely to receive some results that would indicate that what you're trying to do isn't working.
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