Missing properties in runtime Modify Report

[OldxBaser]

The large software package we design and distribute is developed in VFP9 (SP1) and includes the correct runtime modules. We use the "Modify Report" in a few places to allow the users to adjust layouts to match pre-printed forms (e.g., Cheques, Statements, Bills, etc.)

Inhouse, when our developers use Modify Report within full VFP, we get the full availability of toolbars, as expected. The end users get limited access to some properties and toolbars in the runtime version ... also as expected.

Recently, a couple of our developers re-ran the utility that we distribute for installing the VFP runtime, and now experience this loss of most of the tabs on the Reports->Properties selection when running the test software (e.g., cannot select Show Gridlines), but other developers still get the full access to this.

Are we missing something simple here? I have viewed other related posts here and have seen references to the resource file, SET SYSMENU and SET RESOURCE settings ... but can't find a common cause.
tia ... Roy

 

[Koen Piller]

Hi,

a wild guess, could it be that for certain reports you have tacked any of the protected checkboxes?
One e.g. is 'Pagelayout is not available' which rules the Showe Gridlines

Jockey(2)

 

[Dan Freeman]

A Foxuser mismatch could certainly cause exactly this behavior.

Note that if they're doing it right, each developer will have his/her own Foxuser for the development environment and the runtime application will have its own entirely different Foxuser for each user.

 

[Olaf Doschke]

I'd second Jockey here.

If the two groups of developers use the same exe, but different fxp versions, and you use MODIFY REPORT PROTECTED it's rather the protection settings in the fxps, that differ, not foxuser.dbf

As you say you changed the runtime installer, does it still contain reportbuilder.app? New version of it? Did you include instead of excluse frxes? What did change?
If you install older and newer version, what differs? Virtual machine could help find that out from the basis of a pc not having VFP installed at all.

Bye, Olaf.