PRJ4: Setting Visible Property True Won't Activate Only Window
  
PSS ID Number: Q132093
Article last modified on 08-24-1995
 
4.00    | 4.00
 
WINDOWS | MACINTOSH
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Project for Windows, version 4.0
 - Microsoft Project for the Macintosh, version 4.0
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SYMPTOMS
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Using a macro to set the Visible property to True on a sole hidden project
window displays the window. However, the window fails to activate and may
allow any of the following conditions to occur:
 
   An inappropriate menu bar may be displayed.
 
   -or-
 
   Some menu items that should be enabled may be disabled.
 
   -or-
 
   Some macro commands that require an active window may fail.
 
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the products listed at the
beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post
new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes
available.
 
WORKAROUND
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Microsoft provides examples of Visual Basic procedures for illustration
only, without warranty either expressed or implied, including but not
limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a
particular purpose. This Visual Basic procedure is provided 'as is' and
Microsoft does not guarantee that it can be used in all situations.
Microsoft does not support modifications of this procedure to suit customer
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continuation character.
 
After making a window visible, use the following line in your macro code:
 
    ActiveWindow.Activate
 
This method assures that Microsoft Project fully activates the window
 
A macro example that makes a lone hidden project visible and then
makes it active is the following:
 
    Sub Visible4()
        Projects("Project1").Windows(1).Visible = True
        ActiveWindow.Activate
    End Sub
 
Note that if "Project1" is the only open window, then it will be active
after the macro runs. But if another project, "Project2," is active before
running the macro, then "Project2" will still be active after the macro
runs.
 
MORE INFORMATION
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If the purpose of a macro is to make a project both visible and active,
regardless of what project is initially active, then the WindowUnhide
method should be used instead of setting the Visible property to True. For
example,
 
     WindowUnhide "Project1"
 
This makes "Project1" visible and activates it.
 
KBCategory: kbprg kbcode buglist4.00
KBSubcategory: projwin projmac
 
Additional reference words: 4.00
 
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Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1995.
