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Article: Q111676
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): MACINTOSH:2.5x,2.6x; WINDOWS:2.5x,2.6x,3.0,5.0,5.0a,6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbvfp500aBUG kbvfp250bug kbvfp250aBUG kbvfp250bBUG kbvfp250cBUGkbbuglist
Last Modified: 08-FEB-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0 
- Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5x, 2.6x 
- Microsoft FoxPro for Macintosh, versions 2.5x, 2.6x 
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SYMPTOMS
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The command SHOW POPUP will not show a popup defined as part of the system menu.
The following example is taken from the FoxPro for Windows 2.x Help to
illustrate this problem. The Visual FoxPro Help file does not provide this
example. This same code works correctly in FoxPro for MS-DOS.

     *** CODE BEGINS HERE ***
     *** Name this program SHOW.PRG ***

     CLEAR

     SET SYSMENU SAVE
     SET SYSMENU TO
     DEFINE PAD cardpad OF _MSYSMENU PROMPT '\<Card Info';
        COLOR SCHEME 3 KEY ALT+I, ''
     DEFINE PAD showpad OF _MSYSMENU PROMPT '\<Show Card Info' ;
        COLOR SCHEME 3 KEY ALT+I, ''
     DEFINE PAD clearpad OF _MSYSMENU PROMPT 'C\<lear Card Info' ;
        COLOR SCHEME 3 KEY ALT+I, ''

     ON PAD cardpad OF _MSYSMENU ACTIVATE POPUP cardinfo
     ON SELECTION PAD showpad  OF _MSYSMENU ;
        DO choice IN show WITH PROMPT( ), POPUP( )
     ON SELECTION PAD clearpad OF _MSYSMENU ;
        DO choice IN show WITH PROMPT( ), POPUP( )

     DEFINE POPUP cardinfo MARGIN RELATIVE SHADOW COLOR SCHEME 4
     DEFINE BAR 1 OF cardinfo PROMPT '\<View Charges' ;
        KEY ALT+V, ''
     DEFINE BAR 2 OF cardinfo PROMPT 'View \<Payments' ;
        KEY ALT+P, ''
     DEFINE BAR 3 OF cardinfo PROMPT 'Vie\<w Users' ;
        KEY ALT+W, ''
     DEFINE BAR 4 OF cardinfo PROMPT '\-'
     DEFINE BAR 5 OF cardinfo PROMPT '\<Charges '
     DEFINE BAR 6 OF cardinfo PROMPT '\-'
     DEFINE BAR 7 OF cardinfo PROMPT 'E\<xit '

     ON SELECTION POPUP cardinfo;
        DO choice IN show WITH PROMPT( ), POPUP( )

     PROCEDURE choice
     PARAMETERS mprompt, mpopup

     IF mprompt = 'Show Card Info'
        SHOW POPUP cardinfo
        RETURN
     ENDIF

     IF mprompt = 'Clear Card Info'
        CLEAR
        RETURN
     ENDIF

     WAIT WINDOW 'You chose ' + mprompt + ;
        ' from popup ' + mpopup NOWAIT

     IF mprompt = 'Exit'
        SET SYSMENU TO DEFAULT
     ENDIF

     *** CODE ENDS HERE ***
     * Choosing "Show Card Info" from the menu does not show the popup, which
     * illustrates the problem.

RESOLUTION
==========

To work around this problem, use the following syntax and place the appropriate
code in CHOICE:

     ON SELECTION PAD cardpad OF _MSYSMENU DO choice IN show WITH PROMPT( ),;
      POPUP( )

STATUS
======

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at
the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new
information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: kbFP250 kbFP260 kbvfp300 kbvfp500 kbvfp600

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Keywords          : kbvfp500aBUG kbvfp250bug kbvfp250aBUG kbvfp250bBUG kbvfp250cBUG kbbuglist
Technology        : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbFoxproSearch kbVFP300 kbVFP500 kbVFP600 kbVFP500a
Version           : MACINTOSH:2.5x,2.6x; WINDOWS:2.5x,2.6x,3.0,5.0,5.0a,6.0
Issue type        : kbbug

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Q111676: BUG: SHOW POPUP Does Not Work with Menu Popups