Re: Memo fields don't display properly in VFP 9.0 runtime (sometimes)

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On Thu, 28 Sep 2006 16:23:30 GMT, Dan_Musicant <man@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

:I have an application I've been using for years that stores information
:in tables. Almost all of these tables have memo fields, and I've started
:using VFP 9.0 for this application because of the nice mouse-over memo
:display feature. The application was written in FPW 2.6, and maintains
:2.6 compatibility, however I usually run it in VFP. Have used 5.0, 6.0,
:7.0, and recently, 9.0.
:
:A few days ago I compiled this into an EXE that I run from an automation
:utility. Works fine, except that a certain table's memo fields don't
:display properly. The mouse-over display looks fine, but when I double
:click on a memo field, all I see is the first 4 or so characters of each
:line and they angle up toward the upper right corner of the screen at
:about a 30 degree angle!! Yes, this is bizarre! Can anyone comment on
:this peculiar activity and what I might do to alleviate it? Is this
:simply a bug in VFP 9.0? Thanks for any help.
:
:Dan

Note: This problem only occurs when I run the application from the EXE.
It runs OK when I run it from the development environment.

Dan
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