>I need to have my own StutusBar for my application and after som research I have figured out that's not so easy. Is it even possible to take control over the main VFP6 window and add my own StatusBar?
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>I've tried the following:
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>_screen.addproperty('oStatusBar')
>_screen.oStatusBar = CreateObject('MSCOMCTLLIB.SBARCTRL')
>_screen.oStatusBar.Panels.Add
>_screen.ostatusbar.panels.item(1).text = 'Some text...'
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>This code works fine, but where is the StatusBar? I can't see it anywhere...
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>_screen.addobject('StatusBar', 'MSCOMCTLLIB.SBARCTRL')
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>Gives the following error message:
>Object class is invalid for this container.
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>So what can I do?
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>Do I have to create a top-level form and add a status bar to that and then run my application inside this new form? In that case is there anyway to to my main VFP window invisible (infact i newer even want it to open). If I have to use this alternative can my new top-level form completly replace the main VFP window without any loss of functionality?
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I know that telling you this whizzed right by this morning, but that's exactly what I told you in your previous message.

As to starting with the main VFP screen not visible (in fact, hidden, even from the taskbar), that hasn't changed from this morning either. In CONFIG.FPW, either in the starting directory, specified witht he -c command line switch or compiled into your app included under Other Files/Text Files, with a line that reads:

SCREEN = OFF