PRB: Menu Popups Not Appearing in FoxPro for Windows

SUMMARY

Menu popups will not appear under certain circumstances when the number of options in a popup exceeds a certain limit in FoxPro for Windows.

For example, using the CUSTOMER.DBF file (500 records) located in the FOXPRO25\TUTORIAL directory, the following program will work in FoxPro for MS-DOS but not in FoxPro for Windows:

   SET SYSMENU TO
   SET SYSMENU AUTOMATIC
 
   USE customer
 
   DEFINE PAD test OF _msysmenu PROMPT "Test"
   ON SELECTION PAD test OF _msysmenu ACTIVATE POPUP test
   DEFINE POPUP test PROMPT FIELD company
   ON SELECTION POPUP test WAIT WINDOW PROMPT()