# FIX: ACTIVATE WINDOW NOSHOW & READ MODAL Won't Work w/ Popup

ID: Q118490

2.50b 2.50c MACINTOSH kbprg kbfixlist kbbuglist

The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft FoxPro for Macintosh, versions 2.5b, 2.5c

## SYMPTOMS

When an object, other than a popup, is defined in a window that has been activated with the NOSHOW clause, and then a READ MODAL command is executed, the window will automatically be displayed. However, if a popup is added to the window, the READ MODAL command will execute and terminate immediately.

## RESOLUTION

This behavior is easily corrected by adding an ACTIVATE WINDOW <window name> or SHOW WINDOW <window name> command after all the objects have been defined but before the READ MODAL command.

## STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Visual FoxPro 3.0b for Macintosh.

## MORE INFORMATION

### Steps to Reproduce Problem

The following code demonstrates the behavior described above:

       testvar=1
       DIMENSION testarray(3)
       testarray=""
       testarray(1)="item"
       DEFINE WINDOW wtest AT 1,1 SIZE 10,10 FLOAT CLOSE
       ACTIVATE WINDOW wtest NOSHOW
       @ 1,1 GET testvar PICTURE "@^" FROM testarray SIZE 1.5,8
       DEFAULT 1 ;
          FONT "MS SANS SERIF",8
       READ MODAL

Additional reference words: FoxMac 2.50b 2.50c buglist2.50b buglist2.50c fixlist3.00b VFoxMac KBCategory: kbprg kbfixlist kbbuglist KBSubcategory:

    Keywords          : kbbuglist kbfixlist kbprg
    Version           : 2.50b 2.50c
    Platform          : MACINTOSH
    Solution Type     : kbfix

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