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Q107839: INFO: BROWSE IN SCREEN Uses Active Window

Article: Q107839
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): MS-DOS:2.0,2.5,2.5a,2.5b; WINDOWS:2.5,2.5a,2.5b,3.0,5.0,6.0
Operating System(s): 
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Last Modified: 05-FEB-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 5.0, 6.0 
- Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, versions 2.0, 2.5, 2.5a, 2.5b 
- Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5, 2.5a, 2.5b 
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SUMMARY
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The FoxPro 2.5 for MS-DOS and Windows "Language Reference" (page L3-250), the
FoxPro 2.0 for MS-DOS "Commands & Functions" manual, and the Visual FoxPro
online Help incorrectlystate that the BROWSE IN SCREEN command places a Browse
window on the desktop in FoxPro for MS-DOS or in the main window in FoxPro for
Windows, even if a user-defined window is active.

Instead, to place a Browse window in the default size and location, you must also
issue the NORMAL clause.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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The following series of commands illustrates this behavior:

  USE <filename>
  DEFINE WINDOW test FROM 1,1 TO 20,20
  ACTIVATE WINDOW test
  @1,1 SAY "hello" && test is the current output window
  BROWSE IN SCREEN

Note that the Browse information is displayed in the window "test".

To correct this problem, issue the following series of commands:

  USE <filename>
  DEFINE WINDOW test FROM 1,1 TO 20,20
  ACTIVATE WINDOW test
  @1,1 SAY "hello" && test is the current output window
  BROWSE IN SCREEN NORMAL


Additional query words: VFoxWin FoxWin FoxDos docerr

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbFoxproSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbFoxPro200DOS kbFoxPro250DOS kbFoxPro250aDOS kbFoxPro250bDOS kbFoxPro250 kbFoxPro250a kbFoxPro250b kbVFP300 kbVFP500 kbVFP600
Version           : MS-DOS:2.0,2.5,2.5a,2.5b; WINDOWS:2.5,2.5a,2.5b,3.0,5.0,6.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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