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FIX: Maximizing and restoring the Report Preview window disables menu bars in Visual FoxPro for Windows 5.0 and in Visual FoxPro for Windows 5.0a

Article ID: 164868

Article Last Modified on 2/16/2005

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This article was previously published under Q164868

SYMPTOMS

In the Report Preview Window in Visual FoxPro 5, if you are trying to maximize, restore, and then close the preview window, some of the menu bars (such as Help, Window, and Tools) no longer work.

RESOLUTION

Here are two possible methods to correct this behavior:
  • SET SYSMENU TO DEFAULT. -or-

  • If you are using a custom menu, you can copy and run the DEFINE MENU code for the specific pads and bars from a generated quick menu again.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This has been corrected in Visual FoxPro 6.0.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

  1. Create a quick report out of any of the sample tables, such as Test.frx
  2. Issue the following command: 
          REPORT FORM test PREVIEW
  3. Click the maximize button to maximize the preview window.
  4. Click the restore button to restore the preview window.
  5. Close the preview window.
Notice that when you select "Microsoft Visual FoxPro Help" from the Help menu, it does not bring up Microsoft Visual FoxPro Help.

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