Thanks Tracy - making the form modal solved that problem. Now I have another but I will start another thread if I can't figure it out.
Joe On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 2:07 PM, Tracy Pearson <[email protected]> wrote: > Joe Yoder wrote on 2016-02-23: > > Thanks guys for the input. > > > > The statistics method calls the form refresh already. I was confident > that > > DOEVENTS would solve the problem but including one before calling and > one > > every other line inside the method had no apparent effect. > > > > I have not tried the timer - it seems like overkill but I did try a wait > > window before calling the statistics method. For some reason the wait > > window did not seem to show up. > > > > I just now caught what is happening - the wait window comes up at the > same > > time the secondary form comes up. That means the code after calling the > > form executes right away so I expect the solution is stop execution > until > > the secondary form is exited. How do I do that? > > > > Joe > > > Joe, > > One way is to make the secondary form Modal. > > Another way is to pass an object reference of the first form to the second > form. It is received in Init. > Do form secondary with thisform > > Save the object reference passed to the Init to a property of the secondary > form. > In the Destroy event, call a method of the first form to continue > processing. > ThisForm.ParentForm.ContinueMethod() > Be sure to release the object reference you placed on the secondary form. > ThisForm.ParentForm = .NULL. > > Then, in your ParentForm.ContinueMethod be sure the form is still visible > before processing anything. > > There's also BindEvent that can help with these things too. > > Tracy Pearson > PowerChurch Software > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/CABQeDnWH83vh-9CrJzhdBy8U2GY6=vwaqtotrnxt_ycuhha...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
