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Q167674: BUG: DEFINE WINDOW Command Loses Single Border in VFP 5.0

Article: Q167674
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:5.0,5.0a,6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbvfp kbvfp500bug kbvfp600bug
Last Modified: 11-DEC-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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Using the Font clause on the DEFINE WINDOW command under Visual FoxPro 5.0 and
higher causes the resulting window to appear with a double border. In FoxPro
2.6a for Windows and Visual FoxPro 3.0b, the window has a single pixel border.

RESOLUTION
==========

To preserve the single border window, do not use the FONT clause with the DEFINE
WINDOW command in Visual FoxPro 5.0 or higher.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at
the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION
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Identical DEFINE WINDOW commands create windows that differ in appearance when
run under Visual FoxPro 5.0 and higher compared with FoxPro for Windows 2.6a and
Visual FoxPro 3.0b. Along with the difference in border styles noted above, a
close box appears in the upper right-hand corner when the code runs under Visual
FoxPro 3.0b and FoxPro 2.6a for Windows. In Visual FoxPro 5.0 and higher,
however, the close box is absent.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. In FoxPro 2.6a or Visual FoxPro 3.0b, type the following lines of code in the
  Command Window:

     DEFINE WINDOW X from 1,1 to 20, 20 Title "X" font "MS San Serif", 10
     ACTIVATE WINDOW X

2. Note that the resulting window has a close box in the upper right-hand corner
  and the border is a single pixel in width.

3. Type the same commands in the Command window of Visual FoxPro 5.0 or 5.0a.
  The window now has what appears to be a double border and the close box is
  gone.

4. Type "CLEAR ALL" (without the quotation marks) in the Command window, and
  change the code to read:

     DEFINE WINDOW X from 1,1 to 20, 20 Title "X"
     ACTIVATE WINDOW X

5. The window now has a single border but the close box is still absent.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbvfp kbvfp500bug kbvfp600bug 
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP500 kbVFP600 kbVFP500a
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0,5.0a,6.0
Issue type        : kbbug

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