READ Statement Makes Window Visible in FoxPro

ID: Q88668

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, versions 1.02, 2.0, 2.5, and 2.5a
Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5 and 2.5a

In FoxPro version 2.0 for MS-DOS and 2.5 and 2.5a for MS-DOS and Windows, if a window is activated with the NOSHOW clause and the window contains one or more GET objects, the window appears when a READ command is executed. In FoxPro version 1.02 for MS-DOS, the window does not appear until a SHOW WINDOW command is issued.

This change was required so that versions 2.0 and later of FoxPro could support multiwindow READ commands.

The following code demonstrates this behavior. The window does not appear until the READ command is issued.

   CLEAR

   DEFINE WINDOW A FROM 2,2 TO 5,30
   ACTIVATE WINDOW A NOSHOW
   @ 0,1 GET X DEFAULT SPACE(10)

   WAIT WINDOW

   READ
   RELEASE WINDOW A

Additional reference words: FoxDos FoxWin 2.00 2.50 2.50a compatibility KBCategory: kbprg KBSubcategory: FxprgGeneral

Last Reviewed: June 27, 1995