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2 forms in VFP window at same time?
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12/09/2000 17:07:36
 
 
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12/09/2000 15:50:52
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Visual FoxPro
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Forms & Form designer
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
00415082
Message ID:
00415558
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>Shawn,
>
>If I'm wrong on this, someone will jump in and correct me, but I believe formsets were introduced as "screen sets" into Fox to overcome limitations in how forms were used then. VFP docs will tell you that a Formset loads faster than multiple forms, and I suppose that's a plus, but there are downsides to them as well. Honestly, I don't remember why I rejected them out of hand when VFP 3.0 came out because I haven't looked at them again.
>
>>Erik said that "Come to think of it, there is no need for a formset in _any_ scenario."
>>
>>I disagree with him because he hasn't given any reason to Not use a form set.


One of the reasons I used Screen Sets on FPD was to have a common screen which functioned as a Tool Bar and be able to attach it to any other screen. The result was the equivalent of one modal screen.

Can formsets be used in the same way??? That is, is it possible to take a form and incorporte it into a several formsets. When you run the formset the collection of forms is then modal (you can switch from form to form but can't go outside the formset). If it's possible, what is the preferred means of accomplishing this without using the formset???

Thanks..........Rich
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