_app.WinFrame vs Parent Form

[Rod Caldwell]

I have a MDI app that starts with the _app.FrameWin.

I was wondering it it was possible to replace the _app.FrameWin with a Parent Form, similar to the concept in other widndows languages.

If so - could I have an example of the Code?

Cheers
Rod

[Geoff Wass [dBVIPS]]

Post by Rod Caldwell
I have a MDI app that starts with the _app.FrameWin.
I was wondering it it was possible to replace the _app.FrameWin with a Parent Form, similar to the concept in other widndows languages.
If so - could I have an example of the Code?
Cheers
Rod

Rod,

I am not quite sure about other languages. There is appframewin.cc in
the dUFLP that may interest you a bit. There is also desktopImage.zip
which might be more interesting.

[Ken Mayer [dBVIPS]]

Post by Rod Caldwell
I have a MDI app that starts with the _app.FrameWin.
I was wondering it it was possible to replace the _app.FrameWin with a Parent Form, similar to the concept in other widndows languages.
If so - could I have an example of the Code?

Take a look at the use of SHELL(). This controls the use of the
Framewindow ... I am sure there are several examples around, the basics
are discussed in my book, as well.

Ken
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[Glenn Johansen]

subforms are children of any form, take a look at that in the OLH.

-glenn

Post by Rod Caldwell
I have a MDI app that starts with the _app.FrameWin.
I was wondering it it was possible to replace the _app.FrameWin with a
Parent Form, similar to the concept in other widndows languages.
If so - could I have an example of the Code?
Cheers
Rod

[David Stone]

Post by Rod Caldwell
I have a MDI app that starts with the _app.FrameWin.
I was wondering it it was possible to replace the _app.FrameWin with a Parent Form, similar to the concept in other widndows languages.

Hi Rod,

I consider _app.FrameWin to be a parent form, basically. It's how all
MDI apps work, no? Perhaps you're thinking of an SDI app format instead?

There's an article in the dBulletin about how to mimic an MDI app using
only SDI forms and the API setParent() to have "child" forms open within
an SDI form.

David

[David Stone]

Robert Bravery's article on use of SetParent():

http://www.dbase.com/KnowledgeBase/dbulletin/bu04_a.htm

[Marty Kay]

Post by Rod Caldwell
I have a MDI app that starts with the _app.FrameWin.
I was wondering it it was possible to replace the _app.FrameWin with a
Parent Form, similar to the concept in other widndows languages.
If so - could I have an example of the Code?

See the form's class's hWndParent property.
This allows you to parent an SDI form to another SDI form of your choosing.

From the dBASE Plus online help
=====================================================
To open a main non-mdi form that has a Window's taskbar button;

f = new form()
f.mdi = false
f.open()

To open a child non-mdi form that does not have a Window's taskbar button;

c = new form()
c.mdi = false
c.hWndParent = f.hWnd
c.showTaskBarButton = false
c.open() // or c.readModal()

- Marty -

Martin Kay
dataBased Intelligence, Inc.