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Q134881: FIX: WAIT WINDOW AT Clause Puts WAIT WINDOW on Windows Desktop

Article: Q134881
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b,5.0,5.0a
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbvfp300bBUG kbvfp500aBUG kbvfp500bugkbbuglist
Last Modified: 23-MAR-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b, 5.0, 5.0a 
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SYMPTOMS
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Contrary to the information in the Help file, the WAIT WINDOW AT nRow,nCol
clause introduced in Visual FoxPro for Windows places a WAIT WINDOW at the
specified position on the Windows desktop, not in the main Visual FoxPro
window.

The Help file specifies that the AT clause determines the position of the WAIT
WINDOW in the following manner:

     AT nRow, nColumn

  Specifies the position of the message window on the main Visual FoxPro
  window.

WORKAROUND
==========

Specify the position of the WAIT WINDOW AT with respect to the Windows global
desktop row and column positions rather than the main Visual FoxPro window.

A general pattern for one solution to the problem of determining the value of the
AT coordinates is shown in the following example. Remember that this is only one
example. The correct solution in your case will depend on font, screen
resolution, and scalemode.

Assuming Visual FoxPro is maximized, the main screen's fontname is Arial, the
fontsize is 10, and fontbold is false (.f.), here's an example AT clause:

     _SCREEN.FONTBOLD=.F.
     _SCREEN.FONTSIZE=10
     _SCREEN.FONTNAME="ARIAL"
     WAIT WINDOW "Hello" AT _SCREEN.TOP+8.25,_SCREEN.LEFT+4

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

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Problem
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In the Visual FoxPro Command window, enter this command:

     WAIT WINDOW AT 0,0 "Hello World"

Observe that the resulting WAIT WINDOW appears at the upper-left corner of the
Windows display area.

Additional query words: kbvfp600fix

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Keywords          : kbvfp300bBUG kbvfp500aBUG kbvfp500bug kbbuglist
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300 kbVFP300b kbVFP500 kbVFP500a
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b,5.0,5.0a
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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