>Is there a solution for this problem in VFP 5.0a? What have others done as a work around to the situation below:
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>So far, the only way I have been able to allow my users to access the toolbars in the report designer is through the View menu pad. The only problem with this is that when there is an open table, a Browse option (with add/edit capabilities) and a Table Designer option (read-only) is available at the top of the View menu as well. I have instructed my users not to access those options until I can work this out. How can I give the user access to the report designer toolbars when editing a report without the painful side effects?
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>Thanks in advance for any advise!
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>James
James,

If you make sure that the report controls toolbar is open at the start of your app, you can do this by providing a foxuser dbf/fpt file that has the toolbar open. The you can,

HIDE WINDOW "Report Controls"

in your start up code. When you want the toolbar you can;

IF NOT WVISIBLE("Report Controls") AND WEXIST("Report Controls")
ACTIVATE WINDOW "Report Controls"
ENDIF

and hide it again when you don't need it.

I found no way to open the toolbar if it doesn't exist.