Want to activate child form launched in parent (but keep parent open)

frmParent form has code that does a DO FORM frmChild NAME loFrm and then I do a loFrm.Activate, but the frmParent stays in the foreground and the frmChild is in the background. I want frmChild to get front focus. 'frmChild.Activate' didn't do it...what would? -- Michael J. Babcock, MCP MB

RE: Want to activate child form launched in parent (but keep parent open)

Is the child set to be in top level form ? Setfocus() ? Allen -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of MB Software Solutions Sent: 17 May 2007 14:34 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Want to activate child form launched in parent (but keep parent

RE: Want to activate child form launched in parent (but keep parent open)

Does the parent form have AlwaysOnTop set true? -Original Message- From: MB Software Solutions Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 8:34 AM frmParent form has code that does a DO FORM frmChild NAME loFrm and then I do a loFrm.Activate, but the frmParent stays in the foreground and the frmChild

Re: Want to activate child form launched in parent (but keep parent open)

How about loFrm.Show instead? MB Software Solutions wrote: frmParent form has code that does a DO FORM frmChild NAME loFrm and then I do a loFrm.Activate, but the frmParent stays in the foreground and the frmChild is in the background. I want frmChild to get front focus.

RE: Want to activate child form launched in parent (but keep parent open)

Malcolm, Check in the Parent form that you haven't got the AlwaysOnTop property set. Otherwise it should work no problem even if you don't use the Name loFrm reference Dave Crozier -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of MB Software Solutions

Re: Want to activate child form launched in parent (but keep parent open)

Tracy Pearson wrote: Does the parent form have AlwaysOnTop set true? No, but I don't want it to Always be OnTop, either. g -- Michael J. Babcock, MCP MB Software Solutions, LLC http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com http://fabmate.com Work smarter, not harder, with MBSS custom software solutions!

Re: Want to activate child form launched in parent (but keep parent open)

Richard Kaye wrote: How about loFrm.Show instead? Actually, I'm already doing that (and so that's not it): LPARAMETERS tlActivate IF NOT EOF(this.cCursor) THEN LOCAL loFrm as Form, liCustID as Integer, lcName as String liCustID = EVALUATE(this.cCursor + .iid) lcName =

RE: Want to activate child form launched in parent (but keep parent open)

Not sure if this will help, but here it is. Try it after loFrm.Activate() ACTIVATE WINDOW (loFrm.Name) Also, you might want to add NOSHOW to the DO FORM command. -Original Message- From: MB Software Solutions Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 10:51 AM Richard Kaye wrote: How about

Re: Want to activate child form launched in parent (but keep parent open)

You could change the child form to a form class instead. Then on the parent form: Local oChildForm oChildForm = CreateObject(myChildFormClass) oChildForm.Show(1) x1 = oChildForm.Property1 Query a property set when the form was running oChildForm.Release()

Re: Want to activate child form launched in parent (but keep parent open)

Alan Bourke wrote: You could change the child form to a form class instead. Then on the parent form: Local oChildForm oChildForm = CreateObject(myChildFormClass) oChildForm.Show(1) x1 = oChildForm.Property1 Query a property set when the form was running

Re: Want to activate child form launched in parent (but keep parent open)

MB Software Solutions wrote: Richard Kaye wrote: How about loFrm.Show instead? Actually, I'm already doing that (and so that's not it): LPARAMETERS tlActivate IF NOT EOF(this.cCursor) THEN LOCAL loFrm as Form, liCustID as Integer, lcName as String liCustID =

Re: Want to activate child form launched in parent (but keep parent open)

MB Software Solutions wrote: But I don't want it to be a modal form. Your example is just that (since you use the 1 for the Show parameter value). Well, make the 1 a 2 then. ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance:

Re: Want to activate child form launched in parent (but keep parent open)

On 5/17/07, MB Software Solutions [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But I don't want it to be a modal form. Your example is just that (since you use the 1 for the Show parameter value). That's just the kind of wanton immodality that leads to... DotNet! These kids today! -- Ted Roche Ted Roche

Re: Want to activate child form launched in parent (but keep parent open)

Ted Roche wrote: But I don't want it to be a modal form. Your example is just that (since you use the 1 for the Show parameter value). That's just the kind of wanton immodality that leads to... DotNet! These kids today! To quote the caveman from the commercials Yeah I have a