PRB: Grid with Focus Ignores Alias of Second Form (181390)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 3.0
Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 3.0b
Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 5.0
Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 5.0a

This article was previously published under Q181390

SYMPTOMS

When a grid has focus, opening a second form containing bound controls does not change the active alias to the table used by the controls on the form. In addition, closing the form with the grid also closes all tables in the data session, including the table used by the controls on the second form.

RESOLUTION

Here are three resolutions:

Use a private data session on the second form. -or-
Add code to the GotFocus event of the second form to SELECT the necessary alias. However, this does not prevent all of the tables closing when you close the form with the grid. -or-
Add a command button to the form and add the following code to the Click event:
```
      DO FORM FORM2
```

NOTE: Unfortunately, like the preceding option, this does not prevent all the tables from closing when the form with the grid is closed.

STATUS

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Create a form (Form1) and add the TasTrade Customer table to the Data Environment. Drag the header of the table to the form to create a grid.
Create a second form (Form2) and add the TasTrade Employee table to the Data Environment. Drag a couple of fields to the form.

In the Command window type the following:

      ON KEY LABEL F3 DO FORM Form1
      ON KEY LABEL F4 DO FORM Form2

Open the Data Session window. Press F3 to open the first form (Form1). Press F4 to open the second form (Form2).

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	5/10/2003
Keywords:	kbnofix kbprb KB181390 kbAudDeveloper