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Article: Q240030
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbActiveDocs kbvfp600 kbGrpDSFox kbDSupport kbCodeSnippet
Last Modified: 01-SEP-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 6.0 
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SYMPTOMS
========

If a command or procedure is set to run from a user-defined Visual FoxPro menu
pad included in an Active Document application, it does not run when the Active
Document is hosted in Internet Explorer.

RESOLUTION
==========

Create a submenu for the menu pad and have a menu option on the submenu run the
command or procedure.

MORE INFORMATION
================

NOTE: The steps to reproduce the problem assume that you have a working
knowledge of Visual FoxPro and that Active Document applications are able to be
run on the development computer. See the articles listed in the REFERENCE
section of this article for more information on Active Documents.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Create a new project named ActDoc1.pjx.

2. Create a new program named ActDoc1Menu.prg. Place the following code in it:

  SET SYSMENU TO
  SET SYSMENU AUTOMATIC

  DEFINE PAD _s7s12qoqb OF _MSYSMENU PROMPT "Hello World" COLOR SCHEME 3 ;
  	NEGOTIATE  MIDDLE, MIDDLE ;
  	KEY ALT+H, ""
  DEFINE PAD _s7s12qor6 OF _MSYSMENU PROMPT "Greetings" COLOR SCHEME 3 ;
  	NEGOTIATE  MIDDLE, MIDDLE ;
  	KEY ALT+G, ""
  ON SELECTION PAD _s7s12qoqb OF _MSYSMENU MessageBox("Hello World")
  ON PAD _s7s12qor6 OF _MSYSMENU ACTIVATE POPUP greetings

  DEFINE POPUP greetings MARGIN RELATIVE SHADOW COLOR SCHEME 4
  DEFINE BAR 1 OF greetings PROMPT "Good Evening"
  DEFINE BAR 2 OF greetings PROMPT "Good Morning"
  ON SELECTION BAR 1 OF greetings WAIT WINDOW "Good Evening"
  ON SELECTION BAR 2 OF greetings =MessageBox("Good Morning")

3. Create a new program named ActDoc1Form.prg. Place the following code in it:

  oform1=NEWOBJECT("form1")
  oform1.Show
  RETURN

  	**************************************************
  *-- Form:         form1 (d:\tahoedata\actdoc\menubugs\actdoc1.scx)
  *-- ParentClass:  form
  *-- BaseClass:    form
  *-- Time Stamp:   08/19/99 06:54:12 PM
  *
  DEFINE CLASS form1 AS form

  	Top = 0
  	Left = 0
  	Height = 250
  	Width = 387
  	ScrollBars = 3
  	DoCreate = .T.
  	BorderStyle = 0
  	Caption = "Form1"
  	TitleBar = 0
  	WindowState = 2
  	BackColor = RGB(128,0,255)
  	Name = "Form1"

  	ADD OBJECT command1 AS commandbutton WITH ;
  		Top = 156, ;
  		Left = 168, ;
  		Height = 61, ;
  		Width = 121, ;
  		Caption = "Quit", ;
  		Name = "Command1"

  	PROCEDURE command1.Click
  		Thisform.Release
  		CLEAR EVENTS
  	ENDPROC

  ENDDEFINE
  *
  *-- EndDefine: form1
  **************************************************

4. Create a new visual class based off the ActiveDoc base class. Call the class
  ActDoc1 and store it in ActDoc1.vcx. You should then be in the Class
  Designer.

5. In the ContainerRelease Event, place the following line of code:

  CLEAR EVENTS

6. In the Destroy Event, place the following code:

  SET STATUS BAR ON
  SET SYSMENU TO DEFAULT

7. In the Run Event, place the following code (note that the LPARAMETERS line
  should already be there):

  LPARAMETERS cHyperLinkTarget
  SET STATUS BAR OFF
  SET TALK OFF
  oform1=""
  DO actdoc1Menu.prg
  DO actdoc1Form.prg
  READ EVENTS

8. Set the ContainerReleaseType property to 1 - Quit Visual FoxPro.

9. If they are not already in the project, add the ActDoc1.vcx, ActDoc1Menu.prg,
  and ActDoc1Form.prg. Make sure the ActDoc1 class is set as main. Build the
  project into an application(.app).

10. Run the ActDoc1.app in Visual FoxPro from the Program menu, the Do command,
  or with DO ActDoc1.app in the Command window.

11. There should be a Hello World menu pad and a Greetings menu pad with two
  options on it. The Greetings menu pad is the workaround. Click on the Hello
  World menu pad to get a "Hello World" message box. Note that this works in
  Visual FoxPro. Also test out the commands on the Greetings menu pad. Quit
  the application with the Quit button on the form.

12. Now run the ActDoc1.app by going to the Tools menu, Run Active Document
  command. For the Active Document, choose ActDoc1.app. For Hosting, choose In
  Browser. This should be the default for Hosting.

13. The ActDoc1.app should start up in Internet Explorer. Now click on the Hello
  World menu pad. Note that the message box does not appear. Next, try out the
  Greetings menu pad's commands. Both Good Evening and Good Morning should
  work. Note that Good Evening uses a WAIT WINDOW that appears in the top
  right corner of the browser.

REFERENCES
==========

For additional information about Active Documents, please click the article
numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  

  Q182579 HOWTO: Getting Started With Active Documents

  

  Q182580 HOWTO: Set Up a Quick Menu for an ActiveDoc App

  

  Q207952 PRB: Active Documents Flash and Disappear When Run

  

  Q186015 HOWTO: Pass Parameters to an ActiveDoc

  

  Q197861 SAMPLE: ADOCtl.Exe Demonstrates Active Documents, RDS and ADO

  

  Q190771 FILE: Vfp6rt.exe Distributing Run-Time Files w/ Active Document

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbActiveDocs kbvfp600 kbGrpDSFox kbDSupport kbCodeSnippet 
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP600
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0
Issue type        : kbprb
Solution Type     : kbpending

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Q240030: PRB: Commands or Procedures on Menu Pads Do Not Run in ActiveDoc