>Perhaps I've worded it wrong. I'm sure that it is possible because I have seen many applications with this feature (Such as SBT Accounting Systems, TIW WorkShop, etc.) They allow you to modify foxpro reports from within their applications.
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>You can issue the command MODIFY REPORT while using the run time version. However when you do this the, toolbars don't appear automatically. That is basically what I'm trying to figure out. How do I call the those toolbars programatically?
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>Thanks,
>Don
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Don,

We do this (as you've noted) by switching to a read-only version of the FOXUSER file with the menus turned on and positioned where we want them. This also allows the user to "bring them back" if they've un-docked and closed them. Never did find any other way to bring them up once they're closed.

AFAIK, since Microsoft lets us issue the command MODIFY REPORT in the run-time, it's OK to use it. I'm sure we would have heard from them if it was otherwise. ;)




>>>I'm interested in giving my users access to the VFP report designer. I know this is possible, but I'm not sure how to go about doing it.
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>>>Basically, I want them to be able to pull up a report that is already part of my application with the report designer, have it display the reports control toolbar, color pallette toolbar, etc. that are needed for editing reports. And I want them to do this from my run time application.
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>>>Any help is appreciated!
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>>>Thanks,
>>>Don Knoup
>>>don.knoup@unitydc.com
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>>I think this is against the license agreement for Visual Foxpro. Otherwise, you could basically redistribute everything in VFP and call it your own product.