What was the obvious? after ModalResult := mrCancel; do you have the line Close; ? On 7 April 2012 00:34, John Barrat <j.bar...@netcom.co.uk> wrote:
> On the OnDeactivate event of the modal form, do a ModalResult := mrCancel; > > I had already tried the obvious - it doesn't work > > JohnB > -----Original Message----- > From: delphi-boun...@elists.org [mailto:delphi-boun...@elists.org] On > Behalf > Of Chee Meng Wong > Sent: 05 April 2012 09:24 > To: Moderated List for the Discussion of Delphi Programming excluding > Database-related topics > Subject: Re: How to close modal form when focus moved to another > application > > > On Apr 4, 2012, at 9:48 PM, John Barrat wrote: > > > I have an application which needs to close a modal form if focus is > > moved to another application. > > > > Effectively, I want to be able to use moving away and to another > > application to effect a cancel on the modal form. > > > > The problem is that by the time the deactivate event has occurred the > > parent application to which the form is modal is now inactive. Can > > anyone suggest a way around this? > > > > > > > > JohnB > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Delphi mailing list > > Delphi@elists.org > > http://lists.elists.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/delphi > > > > _______________________________________________ > Delphi mailing list > Delphi@elists.org > http://lists.elists.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/delphi > > _______________________________________________ > Delphi mailing list > Delphi@elists.org > http://lists.elists.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/delphi > _______________________________________________ Delphi mailing list Delphi@elists.org http://lists.elists.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/delphi
