>>my answer....
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>>I guess my first question is - Why are you trying to modify a form from a .prg to begin with? To my mind, that's what the Project Manager is for.
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>>I do not use the Project Manager...maybe I should. I am an clipper(dos)
>>programmer moving to vfp50.
>I am a former ClipperHead. The world is different here.
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>>The next question is - Does the Form designer appear when you run this .prg? yes - If it does, can you edit other aspects of the form, such as the layout or methods? yes
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>>The next - When your .prg is running, is the View menu visible? That is where you would have access to the Data Environment. yes
>I'm not sure why you can't get to the View menu and select "Data Environment" then and at that point go to the PEM sheet and select the Init() event.
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>>And going back to the first - Why do you want to run a .prg to edit this form to begin with? You are right, I should work off the Project Manager,
>>but there are many times when I test my code off the command window in
>>small programs and it would be a problem for me to go in and out of the Project Manager.....
>Why is there a problem here? The Project Manager coordinates choices between form, classes, program code files, and other resources, but VFP5 gives many ways to selectively run code within that framework. For example, if you have a self-contained form, while it is open in Form Designer, you can select "Run Form" from the Form menu, and VFP5 will offer to save the form, then run it in the development environment. You can also run pieces of code that have been highlighted in any text window. And you also have the Command Window available at all times. And there's the debugger, too. Think of the Project Manager as your RMAKE file on steroids.
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>Additionally, you will not be able to make a distributable version of your system without creating a Project, first, and the your only other alternative is to distribute all of your raw source to your users, complete with a licensed copy of VFP.
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>In short, you probably don't need those .prg files, and they may be getting in your way.
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>David M. Stowell
>D. M. Stowell Consulting
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I understand... thanks
