Do Not Show The Main Top Level Form (_SCREEN)

[TGrahmann]

Hi, Guys. I need to know if there is a way to make a "standalone" so-to-speak. I want just 1 top level form for my application, so I don't want the one that is automatically generated (_SCREEN) is there a way to make it non-visible?
P.S.: I tried _SCREEN.Visible=.f. It didn't work

 

[Mike Lewis]

[tt]_SCREEN.Visible = .F.[/tt] should have worked. If it didn't, you probably made some mistake, perhaps with the syntax.

That said, a better option is to put [tt]SCREEN = OFF[/tt] in your Config.FPW file. (If you don't know how to create a Config.FPW file, check the VFP Help.) Be sure to bind the file into your final executable.

The advantage of this approach is that the user will never see the main screen. With [tt]_SCREEN.Visible = .F.[/tt] they will see it for an instant before VFP has a chance to suppress it.

Mike

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[Dan Freeman]

One reason _Screen.Visible = .f. won't work is when you diddle with _Screen.Windowstate. Once you change .WindowState, it'll show itself because you told it to.

As Mike says, it's better to set SCREEN = OFF in config.fpw (and probably RESOURCE = OFF, among other settings). Then you don't need any code because it'll never be visible (unless you diddle with .WindowState).

 

[Olaf Doschke]

It feels like I hinted on faq184-6512 just a few days ago.

Bye, Olaf.