SOLVED!!

Yousfi was close.. It was oPDF.OlePDF417.Visible = .F.

Thanks to everyone who replied! Much appreciated!

Robert Heitner

> Sorry, I have no idea what to do. Do they have a user manual or support forum where you may get better help?
>
> > Hi Frank.
> >
> > Pdf417 is a 2D barcode supplied by IdAutomation ( http://www.idautomation.com/fonts/pdf417 ).
> > It installs the font(s) into Windows and registers IDAutomationPDF417_6.dll. This allows you to code oPdf = NEWOBJECT("pdf417","pdf417")
> >
> > So everything works great and I'm writing 2D barcodes and the scans are successful but when the object is initiated, the screen in the vfp program shows a barcode.
> >
> > This is nothing more than an annoyance but it looks really tacky and I'm trying to figure out how to stop the "newobject()" function from painting this barcode on the screen or just clearing the screen so the user doesn't see it. I would have thought SET CONSOLE OFF would have accomplished it or setting the _screen.picture to a BMP but neither clear the barcode from the screen.
> >
> > The only way it goes away is when I release the object with oPdf = NULL
> >
> > Ideas?
> >
>
>
>
> Frank.
>
> Frank Cazabon
> Samaan Systems Ltd.
> www.SamaanSystems.com/