EXE does not run when desktop icon is clicked

[ron108]

I can build an EXE and can run it from the COMMAND box in VFP.

When I left click on the icon the screen flashes and nothing happens. If I go to the Windows Task Manager it shows that it is running.

If build the same project as an APP, the same thing happens.
However if I right click and select RUN for the pop-up menu the APP will run properly.

 

[rgbean]

You're probably missing a READ EVENTS in your "main" program. (In the development environment there is always one "live" already!). Do a Avanced Search above, and check out the many threads with this topic (READ EVENTS).

Rick

 

[shangrilla]

Do you have SCREEN=OFF in your config.fpw file?

 

[ron108]

thanx rgbean and shangrilla

the problem was the screen = off setting

 

[danceman]

if you have the screen = off for a startup splash screen. just reset the screen back on in main program after running the spalash screen.

_screen.WindowState = 2 && bring the foxpro background adn title bar
_screen.visible = .t.
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