Background form display problems

I am calling a modal form from a menu where a complex form is already
displyed.

When I call up the second form the form below has its controls dissapear
and shows all kinds of scrolling lines like names of objects and commands
etc. I can solve that by making previous form visible = .F. and then
visible = .T. after exiting second form.

But a similar thing happens when I call up another modal form on top of the
second.

You can see the effect at http://www.abri.com/background-form.jpg

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Rush
Fri Feb 29 16:18:02 CST 2008

Paul Lee wrote:
> I am calling a modal form from a menu where a complex form is already
> displyed.
>
> When I call up the second form the form below has its controls dissapear
> and shows all kinds of scrolling lines like names of objects and commands
> etc. I can solve that by making previous form visible = .F. and then
> visible = .T. after exiting second form.
>
> But a similar thing happens when I call up another modal form on top of the
> second.
>
> You can see the effect at http://www.abri.com/background-form.jpg
>
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> Paul Lee ........ Abri Technologies ........ http://www.abri.com/
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>

What is your DO FORM command?

- Rush

Paul
Fri Feb 29 16:31:09 CST 2008

Rush Strong <rpstrong@gmail.com> wrote in news:uw%xj.21$x93.13@trndny03:

> Paul Lee wrote:
>> I am calling a modal form from a menu where a complex form is already
>> displyed.
>>
>> When I call up the second form the form below has its controls
>> dissapear and shows all kinds of scrolling lines like names of
>> objects and commands etc. I can solve that by making previous form
>> visible = .F. and then visible = .T. after exiting second form.
>>
>> But a similar thing happens when I call up another modal form on top
>> of the second.
>>
>> You can see the effect at http://www.abri.com/background-form.jpg
>>
>
> What is your DO FORM command?
>

The first main form is called up with arguments

DO FORM Form1 with Arg1,Arg2

The second one is just

DO FORM Form2

The third one (shown in image) is called like

DO FORM CAL TO BegD With ThisForm.StartDate

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Gene
Fri Feb 29 17:33:23 CST 2008

Paul Lee <no@spam.please> wrote:

>I am calling a modal form from a menu where a complex form is already
>displyed.
>
>When I call up the second form the form below has its controls dissapear
>and shows all kinds of scrolling lines like names of objects and commands
>etc. I can solve that by making previous form visible = .F. and then
>visible = .T. after exiting second form.

My guess is that you have private data sessions and do not set
the session-variable set settings. In particular, I think set talk is
biting you, but others could be snacking, too.

>But a similar thing happens when I call up another modal form on top of the
>second.

If I am correct, this would happen.

>You can see the effect at http://www.abri.com/background-form.jpg

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko

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You have biases.
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Paul
Mon Mar 03 12:46:48 CST 2008

Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> wrote in
news:pd5hs39d8pdcmbgjtgp2c6632c1shrt4av@4ax.com:

> Paul Lee <no@spam.please> wrote:
>
>>When I call up the second form the form below has its controls
>>dissapear and shows all kinds of scrolling lines like names of objects
>>and commands etc.
>.....
> My guess is that you have private data sessions and do not set
> the session-variable set settings. In particular, I think set talk is
> biting you, but others could be snacking, too.
>

Yup, your'e right. I put SET TALK OFF in the Load method and it
cured it. Should have known that - did it before, getting forgetful.

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