Tracy, That was it. I had set up my shortcut to run VFP with admin privileges. As soon as I removed them and ran as a normal user it burst into life.
Thanks Dave C -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tracy Pearson Sent: 09 June 2010 19:13 To: 'ProFox Email List' Subject: RE: VFP OLEDRAGDROP not working in dev mode Dave Crozier wrote on 2010-06-09: > Guys, > I have just spent over an hour trying to sort out a weird problem > relating to OLEDRAGDROP with VFP and I am getting nowhere. The reason > seems to be that in development mode (VFP IDE) the OLEDRAGDROP doesn't > work when dragging from outside the VFP application. In the compiled > application everything seems to be OK. > > Could someone verify that I am right in saying that using OLEDRAGDROP > in windows 7 with VFP doesn't work in VFP Development mode even though > it does in runtime mode. > > Some example coding just to quickly use in a test is at: > > http://www.news2news.com/vfp/?example=323&function=953 > > I haven't access to an XP development box but would be really grateful > of someone could also confirm that the same program DOES works on XP > in development mode with VFP SP1 or SP2. When I developed all the > DRAGDROP it was on XP and I can't remember having a problem during development. > > Either that, or I'm going nuts here and my Windows 7 installation or > VFP is hosed in some way. OR, there is s setting somewhere in the IDE > that I haven't found as of yet. > > Thanks > Dave C > Dave, If you are running VFP in administrator privileges, and dragging for Explorer, which doesn't, it could be a privilege problem. Tracy Pearson PowerChurch Software [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
