What that timer does?
There is a chance for a code that SetFocus() to a control on the modeless (or other in hierarchy) form? Or custom code in Refresh events of some controls? Seems that Foxpro freezes if try to activate a form under the top modal form. Check your code for this.


>Hi Dorin,
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>Thank you for the reply. When I first saw what you had written, it seemed like the answer to all my prayers because my form is doing what you said. However, (there is always a 'however') the problem occurs (and is still occurring) even when I am NOT using the Find-Find Next search form.
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>It only occurs in a very long hierarchy in which the app can reach levels 9 and even 10 in the call stack. Bruce Campbell suggested using the Coverage Profiler which I had never used before. I was amazed at the details it provided:
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> 0.000115,,repository.pbselect.click,7,c:\etwdev\esourrep.sct,8
> 0.000025,,repository.pbselect.click,8,c:\etwdev\esourrep.sct,8
> 0.000027,,repository.pbselect.click,9,c:\etwdev\esourrep.sct,8
> 0.000278,,eventview.setstatusbar.timer,1,c:\etwdev\edata.sct,8 <-
> 0.000058,,eventview.setstatusbar.timer,2,c:\etwdev\edata.sct,8
> 0.000040,,eventview.setstatusbar.timer,3,c:\etwdev\edata.sct,8
> 0.000164,,eventview.setstatusbar.timer,1,c:\etwdev\edata.sct,8
> 0.000048,,eventview.setstatusbar.timer,2,c:\etwdev\edata.sct,8
> 0.000039,,eventview.setstatusbar.timer,3,c:\etwdev\edata.sct,8
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>Where I have placed the arrow is where the app drops back to the base modeless form. As you can see, the call stack number 8 doesn't change. Very weird when you consider much earlier in the call stack chain the timer is at level 6!
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>The calling hierarchy is as follows:
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>1 ETW                                  <- wrapper to auto maximise
>2   ETMAIN                             <- start of main program
>3      EVENTVIEW                       <- top level modeless form
>4         CHANGEDATA                   <- form to select data to change
>5            EVENTUPDATE               <- data change form
>6               SOURCES                <- source detail form
>7                  SOURLST             <- show available sources
>8                     REPOSITORY       <- show available repository items
>9                        REPOSUSE      <- show which items use the repository
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>If you have any more suggestions, I would be most pleased to hear of them as I am still no closer to a resolution.
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>Do you think that I may be asking too much of VFP?
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>Regards...Rex
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