Problem Setting the Focus to TCPWedge

Background:

After adapting code examples (found in the WinWedge manual for launching WinWedge with a saved configuration file) for TCPWedge you find that, although TCPWedge launches correctly, it is necessary to click on it (give it focus) before the TCP connection is established and data can be collected.

Solution:

We are still researching the cause of this problem, however here is a simple workaround:

Modify the Shell command in your code to supply the optional windowstyle argument vbNormalFocus:

RetVal = Shell("C:\Winwedge\TCPWedge.exe C:\Mydocu~1\config.tw3", vbNormalFocus)

When the windowstyle argument is ommitted, the default value of vbMinimizedFocus is assumed and while the description of this option sounds like it should give the program focus, you would still need to click on TCPWedge manually. If you want TCPWedge to run minimized simply check the "Minimize on Activation" option under the Activate Menu.

For more information on the Shell command refer to the online Help in VBA or Visual Basic.