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    Can I keep the operator from moving forms

    I'm trying to develop my app as an SDI application. However, I find that I can click on the blue bar at the top of the forms and move them out of the way thereby exposing the forms beneath. Any way to prevent a form being moved.
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    Ohlen,

    You should only have one title bar(blue bar) in a SDI and it should be the maim window. Are you sure your forms are maximized?

    Scott

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      Scott,
      You are correct. I can move the forms but all it exposes is the desktop. Do you know of any way to prevent my moving it at all?

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        Ohlen,

        Do you have the minimize, maximize and close icons on the upper right of your form window?

        If so, click the middle one(maximize)

        If you don't have those icons on the form window then you have restricted the ability to maximize the form in the form properties. Unrestrict maximize under form properties -> window.

        Scott

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          Scott,
          Yep, I have the maximize and minimized checkmarked in the window tab. If maximize is not checked, the form won't maximize. I'm concluding that this is a Windows "problem" and not an option in A5. Got everything working, but the operator can move the maximized window out of the way and see the desktop.

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            Is your A5 window(this is the main window, not a form) maximized? When I maximize mine I can not move it to show the desktop.

            A good test would be to open Alpha sports and then maximize the A5 window and see if you can move that.

            This should work for any application, SDI or not.

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              Scott,
              Yes, it's maximized. I specify maximize in the shortcut as well as in the "On Activate" script of the opening form. Even in AlphaSports if I double click on the window title bar, the form becomes movable. I've tried about every combination of shortcuts and form window properties I can think of. I'm not sure it's a serious problem, but it would be nice to prevent it. BTW, I'm using Win98SE; 'spose that has any bearing on the issue. Thanks for all your help.
              Ohlen

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                Re: Can I keep the operator from moving forms

                Originally posted by Ohlen Cartmell View Post
                Scott,
                Yes, it's maximized. I specify maximize in the shortcut as well as in the "On Activate" script of the opening form. Even in AlphaSports if I double click on the window title bar, the form becomes movable. I've tried about every combination of shortcuts and form window properties I can think of. I'm not sure it's a serious problem, but it would be nice to prevent it. BTW, I'm using Win98SE; 'spose that has any bearing on the issue. Thanks for all your help.
                Ohlen
                Ohlen, just a thought... When you double click on the window title bar that essentially "un-maximizes" the window in any standard windows application. That is most likely why you are able to move it around. I'm also looking for a way to force the app to stay maximized...

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                  Re: Can I keep the operator from moving forms

                  in your autoexec script put controlpanel.maximize()

                  also, if you have any forms that are less than fullscreen, you must open them as dialogs
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