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    Alpha pushed to background

    I have a form which runs a complex set of code from a button - it's in "inventory receiving", allows the user to input the data on a received item, checks to see if it matches an item already in stock, if it does not it creates a new item, logs some history, prints barcodes etc About one time in twenty (randomly) , running the code does everything it's supposed to, but causes the whole of alpha to go into the background (still maximized) with whatever other non-alpha windows are running coming into the foreground. If I run the code in debug I can't make it happen, maybe implying it's some sort of timing issue. Has anyone ever seen anything like this before?
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    Re: Alpha pushed to background

    How well is your script utilizing UDF's? If you listen to Ira, it makes all the difference when timing issues occur.
    Robin

    Discernment is not needed in things that differ, but in those things that appear to be the same. - Miles Sanford

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      Re: Alpha pushed to background

      There are no UDFs in this particular script'....

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        Re: Alpha pushed to background

        Hi Nick,

        Originally posted by Nick Oldfield View Post
        There are no UDFs in this particular script'....
        Robin was saying you should be using UDF's per my tips on functions, however I don't think that is relevant here.

        What you are describing, I believe is that the window goes white or is not refreshed while other things are happening. It is not "pushed to the background", unless your code does it. Also, when Alpha Five loses focus, it runs much slower than when in foreground.

        One way to accomplish screen refresh with varying results depending on what exactly you are doing is to put one and/or both of the following lines in your code which will effectively refresh and update your Alpha Five screen at each point you use them. The drawback is that they cause a slight extra delay (typically 0.25 sec approximately) that may be noticeable, or add significant time depending on where it is used.
        ui_yield()
        xbasic_wait_for_idle()
        Regards,

        Ira J. Perlow
        Computer Systems Design


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          Re: Alpha pushed to background

          I had tried using xbasic_wait_for_idle in a couple of areas but this had no effect. I did not know about ui_yield but will look at that.

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            Re: Alpha pushed to background

            Well I just changed my code around to do things in a different order (not a single x-basic change) and the problem went away....I assume I changed the timings just enough to avoid the issue

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