DOCUMENT:Q130576 13-JUN-2001 [foxpro] TITLE :PRB: MODIFY GENERAL Fires the FORM DEACTIVATE Clause PRODUCT :Microsoft FoxPro PROD/VER::3.0,3.0b,5.0,5.0a,6.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbvfp300bBUG kbvfp500aBUG kbvfp500bug kbgrpdsvckbbuglist ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b, 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== Issuing a MODIFY GENERAL or MODIFY MEMO command in a Visual FoxPro form causes the Deactivate event of the form to fire. This is because the window created by the MODIFY GENERAL or MODIFY MEMO commands causes the form to lose focus. STATUS ====== This behavior is by design. MORE INFORMATION ================ Steps to Reproduce ------------------ 1. Create a new form based on a table with a General field. 2. Add a command button and a text box to the form. Set the Control Source of the text box to the General field of the table. 3. Add the following code to the Click event of the command button: WAIT WINDOW "About to modify the general field" MODIFY GENERAL WAIT WINDOW "After modify general" 4. Add the following code to the Deactivate event of the form. WAIT WINDOW "Called from Deactivate Event" 5. Save and run the form. Note that the Wait Window placed in the Deactivate event appears after you click the command button. Additional query words: kbvfp600 kbvfp300 kbvfp500 ====================================================================== Keywords : kbvfp300bBUG kbvfp500aBUG kbvfp500bug kbgrpdsvc kbbuglist Technology : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300 kbVFP300b kbVFP500 kbVFP600 kbVFP500a Version : :3.0,3.0b,5.0,5.0a,6.0 Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2001.