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Q177336: PRB: READ EVENTS in Form’s Init Causes the Form Not to Display

Article: Q177336
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): MACINTOSH:3.0b; WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b,5.0,5.0a,6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbHWMAC kbvfp kbvfp300 kbvfp300b kbvfp500 kbvfp500a kbvfp600
Last Modified: 11-DEC-1999

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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 
- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Macintosh, version 3.0b 
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SYMPTOMS
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A form does not display when you run the form.

CAUSE
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If you issue a READ EVENTS in the Init or Load event, the form does not get a
chance to display before going into the event loop.

RESOLUTION
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Here are two resolutions:

- Place the READ EVENTS command in a method other than Init or Load.

-or-

- Use the ON KEY LABEL command to issue a CLEAR EVENTS. For example, place the
  following command in the Init event of the form:

        ON KEY LABEL ALT+X CLEAR EVENTS

and In the Destroy event of the form place the following command:

        ON KEY LABEL ALT+X

Now, after you run the form, when program execution stops at the READ EVENTS, you
can press the ALT+X keys to clear the READ EVENTS and continue with program
execution.

STATUS
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This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Create and run a FoxPro program with the following code:

        frmForm=CREATEOBJECT('frmformTest')
        frmForm.SHOW

        DEFINE CLASS frmFormTest AS FORM
        VISIBLE=.T.
        WINDOWTYPE=1

        PROCEDURE INIT
        **Comment the following line to see form.
        READ EVENTS
        ENDPROC

        PROCEDURE CLICK
        CLEAR EVENTS
        ENDPROC
        ENDDEFINE

  NOTE: If you issue READ EVENTS in an event or a method of a form, then you
  need to issue CLEAR EVENTS before the form can be closed.

Additional query words: read events clear event form disappear

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Keywords          : kbHWMAC kbvfp kbvfp300 kbvfp300b kbvfp500 kbvfp500a kbvfp600 
Technology        : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300bMac kbVFP300 kbVFP300b kbVFP500 kbVFP600 kbVFP500a
Version           : MACINTOSH:3.0b; WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b,5.0,5.0a,6.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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