Forms 4.5 - Displaying two windows at the same time

From: Paul Young <youngpa_at_statcan.ca>
Date: 1996/05/03
Message-ID: <DquFtp.I16_at_statcan.ca>#1/1


Terry writes ...

I'm using Windows 3.11 and Forms 4.5.6.3.3

I have three windows(WIN_A, WIN_B, WIN_C), three content canvas(CANVAS_A, CANVAS_B, CANVAS_C), and three blocks(BLOCK_A, BLOCK_B, BLOCK_C), so that BLOCK_A is on CANVAS_A and CANVAS_A is associated to WIN_A.
I have push button on CANVAS_A with a when-button-pressed trigger that contains the following code:

   	show_window('WIN_B');
 	go_item('BLOCK_B.ITEM');

	show_window('WIN_C');
	go_item('BLOCK_C.ITEM');

When I press the button, WIN_B and WIN_C are displayed...but WIN_B is just an empty window. It seems the content canvas CANVAS_B is not displayed. WIN_C is displayed correctly.

If I put the above code in when-new-form-instance trigger, both windows come up correctly...I'm confused. Why does it work in when-new-form-instance trigger and not in when-button-pressed or when-mouse-double-clicked?

Can you bring up two windows at the same time in a form from a when-button-pressed trigger? Can someone please help me....this problem is driving me crazy.

Could you please email any suggestions to the following address: chinter_at_statcan.ca

PGY (Opinions expressed are mine and mine alone)

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