VFP 7 EXE file not run in Win 2000

[wanderaround]

I have installed VFP 7 under Win 2000, also I have upgrade the patch file for VFP. I have write a main program as follows:

SET EXCLUSIVE ON
SET MULTILOCKS ON
SET CARRY OFF
SET NEAR OFF
SET EXACT ON
DO FORM ati
READ EVENTS

The form ATI include two buttons. One for reading a text file and modified it. The other is EXIT button.

It work fine inside VFP. After I build the EXE and run in window desktop, nothing appear on screen but the program is running when I check in task manager.

Please help.

Wanderaround.

 

[rgbean]

1) Do you set Screen off anywhere? Either in the CONFIG.FPW or in code?
2) Is the Form marked Top-Level?

Rick

 

[wanderaround]

Thanks for your fast response.
I checked the CONFIG.FPW and find a line screen = off
Should I remove this line from config.fpw?

 

[wanderaround]

Rgbean, Thank you very much. The problem have been solved by removing that line. Please let me know if I have to change it for every new project? The line is generate the VFP automatically. Any way to set it once only?

 

[rgbean]

As you might guess there are reasons to use SCREEN=OFF in a CONFIG.FPW, so you'll normally want to use a different CONFIG.FPW file for at least each type of project if not each one. This is not automatically generated - someone did it on purpose. One reason is when the main form is Top-level and they don't want the VFP Screen to show, It can also be useful if you want your application to show a "Splash" screen before your main form comes up - then you'd have _SCREEN.Visible = .T. in your main program.

Rick