Knowledge Base

PRB: ALT Key Activates a Menu Defined Programmatically

Article ID: 196089

Article Last Modified on 8/11/1999

Microsoft Visual FoxPro 5.0 Standard Edition
Microsoft Visual FoxPro 5.0a
Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0 Professional Edition

This article was previously published under Q196089

SYMPTOMS

Pressing the ALT key after defining a menu programmatically activates the menu.

RESOLUTION

To workaround this problem issue the SET SYSMENU SAVE command before the code and SET SYSMENU TO DEFAULT after the code as follows: SET SYSMENU SAVE DEFINE MENU HotKeys BAR AT LINE 3 DEFINE PAD HotKeys OF HotKeys PROMPT "Hot Keys" COLOR SCHEME 3 SET SYSMENU TO DEFAULT

STATUS

Microsoft is researching this behavior and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Run the following set of commands: DEFINE MENU HotKeys BAR AT LINE 3 DEFINE PAD HotKeys OF HotKeys PROMPT "Hot Keys" COLOR SCHEME 3

Press the ALT key.

Notice that the "Hot Keys" menu activates. However, ALT key should not active the menu.

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