command window too big for the screen 2

[rob444]

Hi guys,

I'm having difficulties with the command window.
It seems to be outside the VFP9 window even when it's full screen.
And I cann't move the command window around.
The x for closing the window is not on the screen.

How do I get the command window in it's proper dimensions and movable?
Does anyone have a solution?

Thanks.

 

[Mike Lewis]

Are you still able to type commands in the command window?

If so, try something like this:

[tt]MOVE WINDOW "command" TO 1,1[/tt]

or alternatively:

[tt]MOVE WINDOW "command" CENTER[/tt]

Good luck.

Mike


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[Mike Lewis]

Of course, another option might simply be to delete your FOXUSER files.

Mike

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[rob444]

Thank you Mike, I'll try them both and let you know!
And yes, I'm still able to enter commands.

 

[rob444]

Mike, the MOVE WINDOW "command" TO 1,1 command did it!!!
I could then change the size of the command window (it was far too large) and then it appeared in full!

Thank you again!

 

[Olaf Doschke]

It often surprises people, but indeed the command window is not a child window of _screen, it's a desktop window.
Mike showed how you can influence it by its name "command". That's also useful, if it's invisible and you only have the debugger. You can use a watch expression with _vfp.docmd('show window "command"') to make it visible.

Bye, Olaf.

Olaf Doschke Software Engineering

https://www.doschke.name

 

[rob444]

Thank you Olaf!
Useful to know.
Problems with the command window are not common knowledge.
I'm a foxpro programmer since the very early days (foxpro 1.1) and I'm still using VFP(9) for programming because there is nothing like it!