Print Preview Toolbar

[mjprust]

Hi

I have a system running under VFP8 and on 1 of about 300 sites the Print Preview Toolbar has suddenly disappeared for some reports.

If anyone can help it would be really appreciated.

Regards Malcolm

 

[Mike Lewis]

Hi Malcom,

Probably, the user is closing the toolbar (easy to do my accident), and VFP is remembering that fact, and so not opening it next time.

One way to prevent that is to not use a resource file. The resource file is where VFP stores this kind of information. If you don't have such a file, VFP will revert to the default next time, which is for the toolbar to be visible.

You can achieve that by putting RESOURCE = OFF in a Config.FPW file.

Mike

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Mike Lewis (Edinburgh, Scotland)

My Visual FoxPro site: www.ml-consult.co.uk

 

[mjprust]

Thanks Mike

I have been away so have not been able to respond earlier.

I will have to log on to the client's site and have a look.

Regards

Malcolm

 

[Nifrabar]

Mike,
Further to not using a resource-file.
Would there be a (hardcoded-way?)to keep the print preview toolbar docked?
-Bart

 

[Mike Lewis]

Hi Bart,

Well, if the toolbar is docked when you distribute the application, and if you distribute the resource file but make it read-only, any changes the user makes in the dock status (or anything else) will not be saved. So the report should always come up with the toolbar docked.

If you don't want to make the whole resource file read-only, you can make that setting for individual records - just set the relevant ReadOnly field to .T.

Another possibility might be to experiment with something like MOUSE DBLCLICK WINDOW "Print Preview" immediately before you do the preview.

Mike

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Mike Lewis (Edinburgh, Scotland)

My Visual FoxPro site: www.ml-consult.co.uk