BUG: Pageframe Border Disappears When Sparse Set to False (190731)


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 Q190731

SYMPTOMS

Changing the Sparse property of a column in a grid, that is part of a Pageframe, to false causes the border of the Pageframe to disappear at run- time. The only part of the Pageframe that is visible are the tabs of the Pageframe. A combo box needs to be the current control of the column and the Sparse property of the column must be set to false before the border of the Pageframe disappears.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem has been corrected in Visual FoxPro 6.0.

MORE INFORMATION

When you run a form that meets the requirements in the SYMPTOMS section, the border of the Pageframe appears the first time after any changes have been made to the form. If no changes have been made to the form, the border of the Pageframe disappears until one of the Pageframe tabs are clicked.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

  1. Create a form and add a table to the Data Environment.
  2. Add a Pageframe to the form, then edit the Pageframe and place a grid on Page1. Resize the grid to fit inside the Pageframe.
  3. Change the ColumnCount property of the grid to 1.
  4. Edit the grid and place a combo box on Column1 of the grid.
  5. Change the Grid1.Column1.CurrentControl property to point to the combo box.
  6. Set the RowSourceType property of the combo box to "2 - Alias" and add a field name to the RowSource property.
  7. Set the Grid1.Column1.Sparse property to false.
  8. Run the form and note that the border of the Pageframe appears properly.
  9. Run the form a second time without making any changes to it and note that the border of the Pageframe disappears. Click Page2 of the pageframe and the border appears.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:12/11/1999
Keywords:kbbug KB190731
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