1319085 - Print Progress Dialog minimizes MDI Child window in Microsoft Visual C++ 6

When printing a Crystal Reports to a printer when the print progress dialog closes the MDI Child window minimizes causing the application to look like it has either crashed or stopped responding.

• Microsoft Visual C++ 6 MDI project
• Crystal Reports XI R2 report designer component (RDC)

 

The cause of this is not known though it seems to be unique with Microsoft Visual C++. The same behaviour does not occour if using another development tool such as Microsoft Visual Basic or Delphi 7.

A work around to this behaviour can be implemented through code by using some Windows API code to enable and reshow the MDI child window. Some sample C++ pseudo code for this:

// Get MDI Child's RECT info 

CRect rect;
this->GetWindowRect((LPRECT)&rect);
this->EnableWindow(FALSE);
//

// RDC Print Code goes here 

//

//Reenable the window

this->EnableWindow(TRUE);
this->SetWindowPos(&CWnd::wndBottom,rect.left, rect.top, rect.Width(), rect.Height(),SWP_SHOWWINDOW);

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SAP Crystal Reports XI R2