Menuprob.exe MENU() Malfunctions With Top-Level Forms (172077)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 5.0
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 5.0a
This article was previously published under Q172077

SUMMARY

Menuprob.exe is a sample that shows how the Menu() function malfunctions with Top-Level forms.

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Menuprob.exe

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As described in the generated menu code when a menu is generated to be used in a Top-Level form, there is a second parameter that can be passed in the DO mymenu.mpr WITH THIS,.T. command that renames the Name property of the form and hence the menu. Running the attached files shows that this is working properly but for some reason, the menu name seems to be cached so the MENU() function does not find the correct menu name in all circumstances. Specifically, when the MENU() function is called from a submenu, MENU() in another instance of the form returns the menu name from the instance of the form where MENU() was called from the submenu. Calling MENU() twice from a menu pad, as opposed to a submenu option, resets MENU() so it returns the correct menu name again.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

  1. Copy Menuprob.exe to a directory on your system and run it to extract the sample files
  2. Execute "DO FORM Menuprob.scx" command and follow the instructions on the form that appears.
  3. Open the generated menu program for more information on using menus in Top-Level(SDI) forms. MODIFY COMMAND Menuprob.mpr
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:2/24/2005
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