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Article: Q192787
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:5.0,5.0a
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
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 
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SYMPTOMS
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Clicking on the operating system's taskbar for any reason after running a modal
form from another form allows the focus to return to the first form. Because the
second form is modal, focus should not return to the first form. The forms must
have the Desktop property set to True before this will occur.

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

MORE INFORMATION
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Clicking on the Start button of the operating system's taskbar and starting
another program would be the most common reason for leaving the FoxPro screen
and then returning to find that focus can be set to the first form. After the
first form receives focus, no object in the form can be accessed. Clicking on
the second form will reactivate its modal characteristics.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Create two forms, the first called Myform1 and the second called Myform2.

2. Add a CommandButton to Myform1 and place the code DO FORM Myform2 in the
  Click event.

3. Change the Desktop property of both forms to True.

4. Change the WindowType property to 1 - Modal in Myform2, and change the
  AutoCenter property to True for convenience.

5. Run the Myform1 and click on the CommandButton. After Myform2 comes up, click
  on the operating system's taskbar, and then click back to Myform1, which will
  receive focus, but you cannot select any objects. Only after clicking on
  Myform2 will Myform2's modal characteristics take effect again.

Additional query words: kbDSupport kbDse kbVFp600fix kbVFp500abug kbCtrl kbContainer

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP500 kbVFP500a
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0,5.0a
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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Q192787: FIX: Modal Characteristics Gone After Selecting OS’s Taskbar