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    #1

    Application Title

    How do you change the windows Title Bar so that it displays the name of the appplication instead of "Alpha Five" in the window title & taskbar?
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    #2
    RE: Application Title

    For the main application/A5 window:

    A5.Window_Title = "xyz"

    You can put it in your autoexec script.
    Peter
    AlphaBase Solutions, LLC

     [email protected]
    https://www.alphabasesolutions.com

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      #3
      RE: Application Title

      Put a colon (:) in from of what Peter suggested.

      Create the autoexec file on the Code tab of the Control Panel.

      Dave
      Dave Jampole
      www.customalpha.com

      Women and cats will do whatever they want. The sooner men and dogs realize that, the happier they will be.

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        #4
        RE: Application Title

        Thanks for the help.

        I put the following code in an Autoexec script. However, when you open the app, the title bar changes to "MY APP" and then changes back to "Alpha Five"

        :A5.window_title = "MY APP"

        I also tried putting this code in the on init event of my main form. Same results

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          #5
          RE: Application Title

          At what point exactly does it change back?
          If you don't touch anything does it change back? - or does it change after you perform a certain action?
          Peter
          AlphaBase Solutions, LLC

           [email protected]
          https://www.alphabasesolutions.com

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            #6
            RE: Application Title

            Justin,

            You can set the title in either the shortcut or in a startup file. I have mine set in the startup file.

            Create a text file and add the parameters you want then save it as YOURAPPNAME.startup. My application is DRMS so the startup file is named DRMS.startup. It is in the same folder as the application.

            The following is contained in my startup file:

            -TITLE="Digital Record Management System"
            -SPLASH="Splash Screen2.bmp"
            -ICON="DRMS.ico"
            -NOMINMAX
            -NOSYSMENU

            I remember the help file stating to make sure there are no spaces in the lines, of course that means outside of the quotes.

            Jerry Gray

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              #7
              RE: Application Title

              Here's the link to the helpfile section:

              Starting Alpha Five With Command Line Options

              Jerry Gray

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                #8
                RE: Application Title

                Peter,
                I did some more looking at it. Under Database Properties I have checked the box that says

                "Maximize the Form (Within the Alpha Five Window)"

                If I uncheck this box the title bar is correct. However, as soon as I maximize my form it changes back to "Alpha Five [FormTitle]"

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                  #9
                  RE: Application Title

                  I see it. Looks like a ver 6 bug becasue this doesn't happen to me in v5. File a bug report from the main help menu.
                  Peter
                  AlphaBase Solutions, LLC

                   [email protected]
                  https://www.alphabasesolutions.com

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                    #10
                    RE: Application Title

                    Justin:
                    This subject has been discussed in other threads.
                    Check this thread
                    Thanks
                    Gabe

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                      #11
                      RE: Application Title

                      Thanks Gabe.
                      I know about the parentform.window_title that is working fine. The problem is that when I maximize the form my a5.window_title returns to "Alpha Five" instead of "My App"

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                        #12
                        RE: Application Title

                        Thanks Jerry!
                        Did some playing with the .startup file and got it to work properly. Looks much better for the end user!

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                          #13
                          RE: Application Title

                          Justin:
                          ""If I uncheck this box the title bar is correct. However, as soon as I maximize my form it changes back to "Alpha Five [FormTitle]"""
                          Let's assume you got the part about naming your form title right: for example let's say you named your form "Justin".
                          If the form is not maximized and If the application itself still carries Alpha5 name at the top, when you maximize "Justin" form, the title will read: Alpha5(Justin). That is what it is supposed to do, there is nothing wrong here and no bugs.
                          If you do not want Alpha5 in the title whatsoever when you maximize the window, then you need to give your Database Application a name other than Alpha5. How do you do that? create a short cut and put the name you want. Let's say you want to call your application: "Faircloth".
                          When you maxmize your "Justin" form, the title will read: Faircloth(Justin). In other words, in the maximized view, the form name is a sub-name of the application name.
                          Gabe

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                            #14
                            RE: Application Title

                            This appears to be a bug.

                            :A5.window_title = "Gabe" should show Gabe in the upper left title bar, regardless of maximized or not. So maximized should be: Gabe - [Justin], and restored/windowed mode should be: [b]Gabe. Why should you loose the A5.window_title parameter just because you maxed the form? Doesn't make sense ot me.
                            Peter
                            AlphaBase Solutions, LLC

                             [email protected]
                            https://www.alphabasesolutions.com

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                              #15
                              RE: Application Title

                              This appears to be a bug.

                              :A5.window_title = "Gabe" should show Gabe in the upper left title bar, regardless of maximized or not. So maximized should be: Gabe - [Justin], and restored/windowed mode should be: Gabe. Why should you loose the A5.window_title parameter just because you maxed the form? Doesn't make sense ot me.
                              Peter
                              AlphaBase Solutions, LLC

                               [email protected]
                              https://www.alphabasesolutions.com

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