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Article: Q172077
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:5.0,5.0a
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbfile kbsample kbBuilder kbvfp500 kbDSupport
Last Modified: 11-NOV-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0a 
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SUMMARY
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Menuprob.exe is a sample that shows how the Menu() function malfunctions with
Top-Level forms.

Microsoft is researching this behavior and will post new information here in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION
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The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download
Center:

  Menuprob.exe
  (http://download.microsoft.com/download/vfox50/demo2/1/WIN98/EN-US/Menuprob.exe)

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click
the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

Microsoft used the most current virus detection software available on the date of
posting to scan this file for viruses. Once posted, the file is housed on secure
servers that prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

As described in the generated menu code when a menu is generated to be used in a
Top-Level form, there is a second parameter that can be passed in the DO
mymenu.mpr WITH THIS,.T. command that renames the Name property of the form and
hence the menu. Running the attached files shows that this is working properly
but for some reason, the menu name seems to be cached so the MENU() function
does not find the correct menu name in all circumstances. Specifically, when the
MENU() function is called from a submenu, MENU() in another instance of the form
returns the menu name from the instance of the form where MENU() was called from
the submenu. Calling MENU() twice from a menu pad, as opposed to a submenu
option, resets MENU() so it returns the correct menu name again.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Copy Menuprob.exe to a directory on your system and run it to extract the
  sample files

2. Execute "DO FORM Menuprob.scx" command and follow the instructions on the
  form that appears.

3. Open the generated menu program for more information on using menus in
  Top-Level(SDI) forms. MODIFY COMMAND Menuprob.mpr

Additional query words: Menuprob

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Keywords          : kbfile kbsample kbBuilder kbvfp500 kbDSupport 
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP500 kbVFP500a
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0,5.0a
Issue type        : kbinfo

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Q172077: Menuprob.exe MENU() Malfunctions With Top-Level Forms