Keeping a window maximized

[jcarson]

I've got a script that creates a new window for someone to enter a search criteria, and I set it to just be like a small pop-up window. However, when I'm viewing the main part of the database in full screen, it always switched to only a partially expanded view when I run the script with the new window.

Is there a way to get a new window to open up on top of a window and keep the bottom window in full screen viewing mode?

Thanks.

[SlimJim]

I have seen this mentioned in a number of posts and I think the answer is No you cannot keep the main window maximized - as soon as you open a new pop-up window the background window restores. There are a couple (probably many more) options. One is to make the back ground window as large as possible but without maximizing, This will of course leave a standard window border around it. Another possibility in your situation is to use a Custom Dialog box to get the search criteria and then script the search. This is a bit limited as you can only enter values into three fields but for many searches that is enough.

[-Queue-]

The best solution that I have seen so far is to Maximize the window, then Move/Resize Window, using Get(WindowHeight) and Get(WindowWidth) for the height and width before you open any new windows. Once a new window is closed, Maximize the main window again.

[Vaughan]

This has recently been discussed on the FSA TechTalk list, but by my reading the results were inconclusive because this does not prevent the window from becoming un-maximised and displaying window title and scroll bars. It does stop the window from significantly changing size though.

So the answer is still "there is no way to have a mixture or maximised and un-maximised windows."