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Q149108: BUG: Command Group Class Button Movements Not Inherited

Article: Q149108
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b,5.0,5.0a,6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbtool kbvfp kbvfp300bBUG kbvfp500aBUG kbvfp500bugkbbuglist
Last Modified: 10-FEB-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, 6.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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Changes to command button positions made in a class based on CommandGroup are
not inherited properly in forms containing that class.

WORKAROUND
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Delete the instance of the class from the forms where it is contained.
Reinstantiate the class on the form. The changes in command button positions
will be displayed.

STATUS
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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.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Problem
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1. Create a new project in Visual FoxPro called "Test" (without the quotation
  marks).

2. With the Test project maximized, click the Classes tab. Click the New button
  in the Project Manager to create a new class.

3. Enter Cmdtst as the class name. Base the class on CommandGroup, and save it
  in C:\Vfp\Repro.vcx. (This path assumes C: is the current drive and Vfp is
  the Visual FoxPro root directory. This may need to be modified to suit
  individual configurations.)

4. When the Class Designer window appears, drag the border surrounding the
  command group out enough to provide room to reposition command buttons. Save
  the class. The Repro class library should now appear in the Classes tab of
  the Test project.

5. Click the Documents tab in the Test project. With Forms highlighted, click
  the New button in the project manager to create a new form.

6. When the Form Designer window appears, make sure the Form Controls toolbar is
  visible. Click the View Classes button in the Form Controls toolbar, and
  select Add from the menu. Add C:\Vfp\Repro.vcx. The Form Controls toolbar
  should now change so that it contains the Cmdtst class. Click the Cmdtst
  class, and add it to the form.

7. Save the form as REPROTST.

8. Click the Classes tab on the Test project, and modify the Cmdtst class. When
  the Class Designer window appears, select and move one of the command buttons
  in the group to another position inside the border. Move the command button
  enough to be noticeably out of place. Save the class.

9. Click the Documents tab from the Test project, and modify the Reprotst form.
  The change in position made in the class is not inherited by the instance of
  the class on the form.

Additional query words: kbvfp300 kbvfp500 kbvfp600

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Keywords          : kbtool kbvfp kbvfp300bBUG kbvfp500aBUG kbvfp500bug kbbuglist
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300 kbVFP300b kbVFP500 kbVFP600 kbVFP500a
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b,5.0,5.0a,6.0
Issue type        : kbbug

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